The Elkhorn South Storm entered their tilt with Elkhorn North with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Elkhorn South pulled ahead with a 54-53 photo finish over Elkhorn North.
Elkhorn South's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Mroczek, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds. Owen Musil was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two blocks.
Elkhorn South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Elkhorn North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Elkhorn South didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-56 victory vs. Benson on the 15th. Elkhorn North will head out on the road to square off against Northwest at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Elkhorn North is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Nebraska (they are ranked 42nd, while Northwest is ranked 135th).
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