Basketball Game Recap: South Haven Cardinals vs. West Elk Patriots

By Team Reports Dec 10, 2023, 6:18pm

Recap: South Haven Cardinals vs. West Elk Patriots

The South Haven Cardinals lost against the West Elk Patriots back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. South Haven took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Elk. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Haven in their matchups with West Elk: they've now lost three in a row.

Maddex Moreno continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Elk, scoring 15 points along with 9 rebounds. The contest was Moreno's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Martin Shipley was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 8 rebounds.

South Haven now has a losing record at 1-2. As for West Elk, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

South Haven will head out on the road to face off against South Barber on Tuesday. South Barber and South Haven are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for West Elk, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Neodesha at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.