After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oxford, West Elk was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They took down the Flinthills Mustangs 50-36. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Patriots also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
| 01/23/25 @ Flinthills | 20 |
| 01/20/25 @ Oxford | 18 |
| 01/18/25 vs Caldwell | 19 |
| 01/17/25 @ South Haven | 25 |
| 01/14/25 @ Cedar Vale/Dexter | 31 |
West Elk was led to victory by Maddex Moreno and Trent Haag. Moreno went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Haag went 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds. Moreno's afternoon made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Garett Usry was another key player, putting up nine points.
West Elk is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Flinthills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
West Elk will take on Argonia in a tournament on Saturday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Carson Vineyard and Moreno. As for Flinthills, they will venture away from home to challenge Central at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st.
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