The Elkhorn Valley Falcons are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Norfolk Catholic Knights at 6:30 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Elkhorn Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Elkhorn Valley walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 53-27 win. Elkhorn Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.
Elkhorn Valley can attribute much of their success to Karlee Broberg, who scored 13 points along with three steals, and Jj Black, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Black is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last ten games she's played. Cameron Rutjens was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Osmond/Randolph at home on Tuesday as they won 51-33. Norfolk Catholic pushed the score to 41-18 by the end of the third, a deficit Osmond/Randolph cut but never quite recovered from.
Norfolk Catholic relied on the efforts of Avery Yosten, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds, and Sidonia Wattier, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Eva Hartzell, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Elkhorn Valley's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Norfolk Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Elkhorn Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Norfolk Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2022, sneaking past 42-39. Will Elkhorn Valley repeat their success, or does Norfolk Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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