Elba was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt an 82-27 loss at the hands of the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets. The Bluejays lost against the Red Hornets in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 57-25 score last time.
Ethan Lange was Elba's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Kjell Brockhoff held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. Garrett Wells took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Leading Heartland Lutheran to victory were Luke Olson and Xander Rivera. Olson dropped a double-double on 37 points and 11 rebounds, while Rivera dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Olson has scored at least a third of Heartland Lutheran's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Zehendner, who posted six points and 13 rebounds.
Elba's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Heartland Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Elba and Heartland Lutheran could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Elba (ranked 278th) will meet Fullerton (ranked 105th) at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. Elba has given up an average of 62.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Meanwhile, Heartland Lutheran will take on Archangels Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Monday down 171 places (264 vs. 93).
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