Basketball Recap: Elk Point-Jefferson Beats Ponca for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Huskies

Previous 4 Games

01/16/25 vs Ponca	52-36
01/14/25 @ Wagner	60-39
01/11/25 @ Dell Rapids	60-26
01/04/25 @ Viborg/Hurley	38-35

Elk Point-Jefferson entered their tilt with Ponca on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Ponca Indians with points to spare, taking the game 52-36. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 19th in South Dakota, while the Indians are ranked 121st in Nebraska), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Elk Point-Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Ponca, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Elk Point-Jefferson will challenge Roncalli at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Roncalli will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Elk Point-Jefferson surely won't give up without a fight. Ponca has already played their next matchup (against Boone Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.