Basketball Game Preview: Elm Creek Buffaloes vs. Amherst Broncos

Elm Creek is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Amherst is on a 13-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Elm Creek Buffaloes will welcome the Amherst Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elm Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.

Elm Creek saw some tournament action on Saturday. The contest between them and Amherst didn't end well, with Elm Creek falling 65-48. The Buffaloes have struggled against the Broncos recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Quin Oberg

Points

02/08/25 vs Amherst	23
02/07/25 vs Ansley/Litchfield	19
02/04/25 vs Overton	19
01/31/25 @ Overton	23
01/28/25 vs Ravenna	22
+ 5 more games

Despite the loss, Elm Creek got top-tier performance from Quin Oberg, who went 10 for 23 on his way to 23 points and five assists. The match was Oberg's tenth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Shoemaker, who posted six points and seven boards.

Amherst is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Elm Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-3.