Basketball Game Preview: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs vs. Elm Creek Buffaloes

The Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs will face off against the Elm Creek Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Sandhills Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sumner-Eddyville-Miller blew Sandhills Valley out of the water with a 78-23 final score. With the Mustangs ahead 51-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Taryn Arbuthnot had a dynamite game for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, almost dropping a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Arbuthnot has scored at least a third of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's points. Another player making a difference was Jaycelyn Hoos, who went 9 of 12 en route to 23 points along with six rebounds and four steals.

Meanwhile, Elm Creek put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 53-49 W over Alma.

Elm Creek's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was able to grind out a solid win over Elm Creek when the teams last played back in February, winning 54-42. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Elm Creek's Kendal Cavenee, who went 7 of 15 en route to 23 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sumner-Eddyville-Miller still be able to contain Cavenee? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.