The Elkhorn Valley Falcons will be taking part in a tournament against the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will be up against a hot Elkhorn Valley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 18. Elkhorn Valley claimed a resounding 63-16 victory over Plainview. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-5.
| 02/03/25 vs Plainview | 4 |
| 01/28/25 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 5 |
| 01/25/25 @ Boyd County | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs Creighton | 3 |
| 01/21/25 vs Wausa | 5 |
It was another big night for Jj Black, who went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Cameron Rutjens, who went 5 for 7 on her way to 12 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge got the win against Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] on Monday by a conclusive 61-37. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Elkhorn Valley pushed their record up to 18-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points per game. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Elkhorn Valley against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured an 80-52 victory. Will Elkhorn Valley repeat their success, or does Laurel-Concord-Coleridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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