Wilcox-Hildreth lost against Elm Creek back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons fell 49-40 to the Elm Creek Buffaloes. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 33rd).

Madison Bunger
02/08/25 vs Elm Creek | 75% |
12/28/24 vs Harvard | 73% |
01/18/25 vs Ansley/Litchfield | 71% |
12/29/23 @ Harvard | 69% |
02/03/24 vs Elm Creek | 67% |
Despite the loss, Wilcox-Hildreth still got an impressive performance from Madison Bunger, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance also gave Bunger a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%).
Elm Creek found their leader in sophomore Kendal Cavenee, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 16 points and four steals. Cavenee is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games she's played. Ashley Bauer was another key player, putting up seven points.
Wilcox-Hildreth's record now sits at 15-7. As for Elm Creek, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Wilcox-Hildreth has already played their next match, a 36-20 victory against Overton on the 11th. As for Elm Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-39 win against Amherst on the 13th.
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