Elkhorn South lost against Lincoln Southwest back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Elkhorn South Storm took a hard 66-48 fall against the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Silver Hawks are ranked 33rd).
Despite the loss, Elkhorn South still got an impressive performance from Alexa Eddie, who went 5-for-6 on her way to 11 points in addition to six boards and four steals. That's the most steals Eddie has posted since back in January of 2024. Mollie Probasco was another key player, putting up 15 points and seven rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln Southwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaytee Irons-Buettner, who shot 43% from the field en route to 18 points and seven boards. Irons-Buettner's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanor Griffin, who put up 14 points and five rebounds.
Elkhorn South's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Lincoln Southwest, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-7.
Elkhorn South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln Southwest, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-46 defeat against Bellevue West on the 28th.
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