Battle Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 64-45 fall against the Elkhorn Valley Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Falcons are ranked 39th).
Elkhorn Valley was led to victory by Kellyn Ollendick and Korbin Werner. Ollendick dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 boards, while Werner went 10 of 16 on his way to 25 points along with six assists and three steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Ollendick has scored at least a third of Elkhorn Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Black, who posted four points and 11 rebounds.
Battle Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Elkhorn Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Battle Creek will venture away from home to challenge Clarkson/Leigh at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elkhorn Valley, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:45 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Elkhorn Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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