Falcons
| 01/14/25 vs Stanton | 63-40 |
| 01/11/25 @ West Holt | 56-46 |
| 01/10/25 vs Hartington-Newcastle | 50-35 |
| 01/07/25 @ Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 56-34 |
| 12/28/24 @ Battle Creek | 64-45 |
Elkhorn Valley came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 63-40 margin over the Stanton Mustangs. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Mustangs are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Elkhorn Valley to victory were Kellyn Ollendick and Korbin Werner. Ollendick dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 boards, while Werner went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Ollendick has scored at least a third of Elkhorn Valley's points. Chase Schwartz also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first rebound of the season.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Elkhorn Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stanton only racked up nine assists.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Logan Tiedtke, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Wilke, who had 14 points.
Elkhorn Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Stanton, their defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-12.
Elkhorn Valley has already played their next match (against Niobrara/Verdigre), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Stanton has already played their next game, a 65-40 loss against Plainview on the 16th.
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