Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Elm Creek

Buffaloes

Previous 4 Games

12/12/25 vs Sumner-Eddyville-Miller	51-40
12/08/25 @ Bertrand	65-41
12/05/25 @ Southern Valley	54-43
12/04/25 vs Shelton	82-43

Elm Creek extended their winning streak to four on Friday, bumping them up to 4-0. They walked away with a 51-40 victory over the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs. The Buffaloes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.

Elm Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Quin Oberg, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Oberg has scored at least a third of the Buffaloes' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Erickson, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.

Having lost for the first time this season, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller fell to 3-1. The loss was their first of the season.

When it comes to explaining why Sumner-Eddyville-Miller lost, don't look at Chance Daake. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Preston Beattie was another key player, putting up ten points and eight boards.

Looking ahead, Elm Creek and Ansley/Litchfield will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. The Buffaloes will be up against the Spartans' rather soft defense (which has allowed 59.75 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they and Red Cloud will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.