The Plainville Cardinals will face off against the Ellis Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Plainville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Stockton, posting a 93-37 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Cardinals, who have now won three games in a row.
Meanwhile, Ellis didn't have quite enough to beat Hoxie on Monday and fell 63-60. The Railroaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plainville will need to focus on slowing down Trenton Schartz, one of several Ellis players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6-for-10 en route to 18 points and eight boards. Those 18 points gave Schartz a new career-high. Caleb Noble-Heit was another key player, going 5-for-10 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ellis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Ellis' defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Plainville, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6-1.
Plainville strolled past Ellis when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 60-46. Will Plainville repeat their success, or does Ellis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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