The Elm Creek Buffaloes lost against the Southern Valley Eagles back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Elm Creek ended up on the wrong side of a tough 49-27 walloping at the hands of Southern Valley. Elm Creek has struggled against Southern Valley recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Elm Creek's loss came despite strong showings from Kendal Cavenee and Halle Knapp. Cavenee scored 9 points along with 3 steals, while Knapp scored 7 points. Cavenee scored a full 33.3% of Elm Creek's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Elm Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Southern Valley, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elm Creek will square off against Alma at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Alma focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday. As for Southern Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Cambridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Cambridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
