Creek Valley is 1-9 against South Platte since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Creek Valley Storm will challenge the South Platte Blue Knights at 5:00 p.m.
Creek Valley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Leyton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Creek Valley was beaten by Leyton 82-27. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Warriors are ranked 111th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Karsyn Burgman, who posted eight points.
Even though they lost, Creek Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Platte, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Bayard by a score of 45-32 on Thursday.
South Platte has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points over those games. As for Creek Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Creek Valley was dealt a bruising 66-19 defeat at the hands of South Platte when the teams last played back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Creek Valley was down 40-7.
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