After flying high against Burwell last Friday, Elba came back down to earth. The Elba Bluejays had to suffer through a 64-15 loss at the hands of the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers. The Bluejays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-13.
Despite the defeat, Elba saw an underclassman step up: freshman Garrett Wells posted eight points and three steals.
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Even though they lost, Elba smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Newman Grove/St. Edward was led to victory by Anthony Reader and Triton Sindelar. Reader went 9 of 17 on his way to 21 points and three steals, while Sindelar went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and five steals. Reader's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcos Paez, who put up eight points.
Elba's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Elba will face off against Palmer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, they will take on Twin River at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newman Grove/St. Edward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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