The Elm Creek Buffaloes will square off against the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Reece Steiner
| 09/27/25 @ Nebraska Lutheran | 30 |
| 09/27/25 vs Dorchester | 16 |
| 09/27/25 vs Omaha Christian | 15 |
Elm Creek extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Reece Steiner. The Buffaloes came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Nebraska Lutheran with plenty of help from Steiner, who had 30 digs and two assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last three times she's played.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Elm Creek who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 30-32, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Lawrence-Nelson narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Butler 2-1.
Elm Creek's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Lawrence-Nelson, their win bumped their record up to 4-13.
Elm Creek beat Lawrence-Nelson 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Raiders' Addison Mccloskey, who had 25 digs and two aces. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for the Buffaloes to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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