The East Carter Redbirds will head out to face off against the Ellington Whippets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
East Carter is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since January 10, 2025 last Saturday. They fell just short of Dexter by a score of 48-45. The contest marked the Redbirds' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ellington was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 107-29 loss at the hands of Van Buren. While losing is never fun, the Whippets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 63rd).
East Carter's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Ellington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
East Carter didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Ellington in their previous meeting back in January of 2025, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redbirds since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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