Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 11 to 2 on the offensive boards, a fact the Norfolk Catholic Knights proved on Thursday. They snuck past Elkhorn Valley with a 39-34 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norfolk Catholic.
Norfolk Catholic found their leader in underclassman Sidonia Wattier, who scored 13 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Yosten, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Elkhorn Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Karlee Broberg, who scored 16 points, and Jj Black who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. Black hasn't dropped below four blocks for five straight games.
Elkhorn Valley struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Norfolk Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Elkhorn Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Norfolk Catholic will head out on the road to take on Bishop Neumann at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Norfolk Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday. Elkhorn Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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