The South Haven Cardinals lost against the West Elk Patriots back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. South Haven lost to West Elk at home by a decisive 65-48 margin. South Haven has not had much luck with West Elk recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
West Elk was led to victory by Uriah Tillapaugh and Maddex Moreno. Tillapaugh scored 23 points along with two blocks, while Moreno scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Moreno has scored at least a third of West Elk's points. Martin Shipley was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
South Haven's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for West Elk, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
South Haven and Oxford will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Oxford is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for West Elk, West Elk and Remington will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Kansas (Remington is ranked 182nd, while West Elk is ranked 186th).
