The Cross County Cougars will square off against the Elkhorn Valley Falcons at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Cross County sitting on 12 straight victories and Elkhorn Valley on 26.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cross County beat Humphrey-Lindsay 49-44.
Eden Peterson
| 02/28/25 vs Humphrey-Lindsay | 16 |
| 02/20/25 vs Sandy Creek | 16 |
| 02/18/25 vs Wood River | 22 |
| 02/14/25 @ Centennial | 15 |
| 02/11/25 vs East Butler | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cross County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eden Peterson, who posted 16 points. The game was Peterson's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Clark, who shot 63% from the field en route to 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Elkhorn Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Bishop Neumann by a score of 40-33. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Cavaliers are ranked 46th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkhorn Valley's win came from a few key players Cross County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cameron Rutjens, who earned 13 points in addition to eight steals and six boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. Jj Black was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Elkhorn Valley pushed their record up to 26-0 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points over those games. As for Cross County, their record is now 24-2.
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