Red Cloud is 7-1 against Elba since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Red Cloud Warriors will get right back to it and host the Elba Bluejays at 3:30 p.m. Red Cloud will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Red Cloud is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 62-15 win over Harvard. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 50.8 points per game.
| 01/10/25 @ Harvard | 17 |
| 01/04/25 @ Lewiston | 21 |
| 01/03/25 @ Rock Hills | 16 |
| 12/27/24 @ Hershey | 19 |
It was another big night for Gage Ely, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. The match was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Giger, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds.
Red Cloud smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Elba managed to keep up with Palmer until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Elba took a blow against Palmer, falling 60-26. The Bluejays haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Red Cloud will have to keep a close watch on Ethan Lange and Blake Barg, a pair of players who had a big impact on Elba's prior game. Lange dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds, while Barg dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lange a new career-high in boards.
Red Cloud pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Elba, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Red Cloud has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Elba struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Red Cloud against Elba in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 67-25 victory. In that contest, Red Cloud amassed a halftime lead of 40-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
