Phillipsburg suffered their closest defeat since February 9th on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Ellis Railroaders by a score of 50-47. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Railroaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Ellis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aiden Aschenbrenner led the charge by putting up 13 points along with six steals and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Schartz, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Phillipsburg now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ellis, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Phillipsburg will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Holdrege at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Ellis will take on Ellinwood in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis is facing Ellinwood at the right time seeing as Ellinwood is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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