The Elm Creek Buffaloes will take on the Alma Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Elm Creek focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Friday.
Elm Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Southern Valley by a score of 53-40.
Elm Creek can attribute much of their success to Quin Oberg, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds, and Jeremiah Shoemaker, who went 7 for 16 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Thomas Sullivan, who earned three points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Alma's game on Friday was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Kenesaw , sneaking past 47-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Alma's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Elm Creek, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Elm Creek came up short against Alma when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 43-31. Will Elm Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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