The Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Adrian/Ellsworth knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda likes a good challenge.
Adrian/Ellsworth pushed their score all the way to 56 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 81-56 to Mountain Lake/Comfrey, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda came up short against Edgerton on Monday and fell 61-50. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda's defeat came about despite a quality game from Logan Hattendorf, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds. Sam Goedtke was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds.
Adrian/Ellsworth has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season. As for Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Adrian/Ellsworth beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 58-49 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hattendorf, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Adrian/Ellsworth still be able to contain Hattendorf? There's only one way to find out.
