If Laurel was feeling good fresh off their 50-27 takedown of Sharpsville on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Spartans fell just short of the Ellwood City Wolverine by a score of 67-64 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Wolverine: they've now lost seven in a row.
Kaleb Servick was a one-man wrecking crew For Ellwood City. as he went 8-for-13 to rack up 21 points along with seven steals and six assists. Servick's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Smiley, who posted 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals.
Laurel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Ellwood City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Coming up, Laurel will take on Mercer at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Ellwood City, they will venture away from home to challenge Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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