Elba lost against Fullerton back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Elba Bluejays were beaten by the Fullerton Warriors 72-5. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Warriors are ranked 123rd).
Ethan Lange was Elba's leading scorer, having posted five points. Kjell Brockhoff held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Fullerton found their leader in sophomore Kane Wetovick, who went 9 for 13 to rack up 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Wetovick a new career-high in field goal percentage (69%). Another player making a difference was Hunter Gochenour, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Elba's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Fullerton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Elba didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 37-33 victory against Harvard on the 30th. As for Fullerton, they have also already played their next contest, a 54-46 defeat against Lutheran-Northeast on the 30th.
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