Ness City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-49 heartbreaker at the hands of the Ellis Railroaders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Railroaders since December 20, 2016.
Natalee North continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ellis, going 10-for-18 en route to 21 points and eight boards. The dominant performance also gave North a new career-high in assists (four). Addison Kohl was another key player, putting up 15 points and six assists.
Ness City's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Ellis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Looking ahead, Ness City will take on Otis-Bison on Friday. As for Ellis, they will welcome Oakley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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