Basketball Game Preview: West Elk Patriots vs. Dexter

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 5:22am

Preview: West Elk Patriots vs. Dexter

West Elk has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on Dexter at TBD on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (West Elk is ranked 200th, while Dexter is ranked 210th).

Even though Flinthills scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, West Elk still came out on top. West Elk skirted past Flinthills 60-57.

West Elk got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maddex Moreno out in front who scored 17 points along with four steals. Moreno has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Uriah Tillapaugh, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Dexter came up short against Central on Tuesday and fell 41-30. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Dexter has scored all season.

West Elk has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Dexter, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

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