The Kenesaw Blue Devils suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Monday. They had to suffer through a rough 68-39 loss at the hands of Elm Creek. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Kenesaw in their matchups with Elm Creek: they've now lost eight in a row.
Kenesaw lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jorja Uden, who scored six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Schukei, who scored seven points.
Kenesaw's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.0 points per game. As for Elm Creek, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kenesaw's road trip will continue as they head out to face Deshler at 6:00 p.m. on January 25th. Elm Creek won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ravenna at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Ravenna will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Elm Creek is ranked 65th).
