The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons will face off against the Elm Creek Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wilcox-Hildreth comes in on three and Elm Creek on 14.
Wilcox-Hildreth will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Overton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Wilcox-Hildreth secured a 43-37 W over Overton on Thursday.
Cara Bunger
| 02/06/25 vs Overton | 19 |
| 01/31/25 @ Franklin | 13 |
| 12/17/24 vs Red Cloud | 11 |
| 12/14/24 vs Shelton | 10 |
| 01/18/25 vs Ansley/Litchfield | 9 |
Wilcox-Hildreth had a senior duo take command as Cara Bunger went 6 for 14 en route to 19 points and six boards and Madison Bunger posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cara has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheyenne Lieb, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Elm Creek didn't have too much trouble with Amherst on Thursday as they won 57-39. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Broncos are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elm Creek's win bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Wilcox-Hildreth, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Wilcox-Hildreth suffered a grim 65-39 defeat to Elm Creek in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wilcox-Hildreth was down 35-14.
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