Gibbon lost against Elm Creek back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Gibbon Buffaloes had to suffer through a 61-34 loss at the hands of the Elm Creek Buffaloes. While losing is never fun, Gibbon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while Elm Creek is ranked 50th).
Quin Oberg was his usual excellent self, going 14 of 23 en route to 29 points along with six steals and five boards for Elm Creek. Oberg has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Reiter, who posted 14 points.
Gibbon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Elm Creek, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Gibbon will host Harvard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gibbon is facing Harvard at the right time seeing as Harvard is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Elm Creek, they will venture away from home to take on St. Patrick's at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Elm Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.
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