The Elkhorn Valley Falcons will challenge the West Holt Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Elkhorn Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Hartington-Newcastle on Tuesday. Elkhorn Valley was the clear victor by a 63-41 margin over Hartington-Newcastle.
| 02/04/25 vs Hartington-Newcastle | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 9 |
| 01/25/25 @ Boyd County | 9 |
| 01/24/25 vs Creighton | 18 |
Elkhorn Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kellyn Ollendick led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Ollendick has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Korbin Werner, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Holt entered their tilt with Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Bears 61-44. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Bears are ranked 199th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Holt's win came from a few key players Elkhorn Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Rentschler, who went 7 of 12 en route to 19 points and six boards. Zach Hooey was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points.
West Holt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
West Holt has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Elkhorn Valley, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Elkhorn Valley beat West Holt 56-46 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Holt's Lincoln Konrad, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elkhorn Valley still be able to contain Konrad? There's only one way to find out.
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