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Eagles' Hosman saves the day
ELLINWOOD 50, RUSSELL 38 — On a night when Ellinwood struggled shooting, Drake Hosman came to the rescue with back-to-back baskets that sparked a 50-38 non-league basketball victory over Russell. Ellinwood (11-11) led 33-32 when Hosman hit a 3-pointer and 2-pointer followed by Layton Wirtz's 3-pointer for a 41-32 lead. Hosman finished with 18 points and Wirtz chipped in 14 points. Russell's Jake Mooney scored 14 points. Russell 9 9 8 12 — 38 Ellinwood 14 12 7 17 — 50 RUSSELL (9-12)—Mooney 5 (4) 0-0 14; Thielen 4 1-1 9; Schoenberger 1 0-0 2; Zorn 2 (1) 0-0 5; Strobel 3 0-0 6; William 1 0-2 2; Totals 16 (5) 1-3 38 ELLINWOOD (10-11)—Hosman 8 (1) 1-4 18; Wirtz 4 (3) 4-5 15; Heinz (2) 1-4 7; Behnke 1 2-2 4; Brack 1 2-2 4; Totals 17 (6) 10-18 50
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