Basketball Game Preview: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears vs. Elkhorn Valley Falcons

The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Elkhorn Valley Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Laurel-Concord-Coleridge comes in on three and Elkhorn Valley on 18.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge picked up another tournament win on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 61-37 margin over Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Elkhorn Valley humbled Plainview with a 63-16 victory. The Falcons is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout on Monday was the 14 contest they've won by 20+ points or more this season.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge better keep an eye on Jj Black. She was instrumental in Elkhorn Valley's win, going 7 of 14 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Black has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Cameron Rutjens was another key player, going 5 for 7 on her way to 12 points and four steals.

Elkhorn Valley pushed their record up to 18-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was taken down by Elkhorn Valley 80-52 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elkhorn Valley's Karlee Broberg, who went 8 of 10 from beyond the arc en route to 42 points and six assists. Now that Laurel-Concord-Coleridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.