Preview: Elm Creek Buffaloes vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs
The Elm Creek Buffaloes will square off against the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elm Creek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Friday, Elm Creek earned a 57-48 victory over Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood].
Elm Creek relied on the efforts of Kade Sindt, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Quin Oberg, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Oberg has scored at least a third of Elm Creek's points. Another player making a difference was Drew Harbur, who scored five points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller entered their tilt with South Loup with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller managed a 61-57 victory over South Loup on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sumner-Eddyville-Miller to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayce Boteo, who scored 12 points along with two steals. Boteo is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Jace Rosentreader was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds.
Elm Creek's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Tuesday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Elm Creek have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 41.4% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Sumner-Eddyville-Miller struggles in that department as they've made 41.3% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Elm Creek strolled past Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 67-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rosentreader, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elm Creek still be able to contain Rosentreader? There's only one way to find out.
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