The Elm Creek Buffaloes entered their tilt with the Kenesaw Blue Devils with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Elm Creek breezed by Kenesaw at home to the tune of 68-39. Elm Creek's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Elm Creek to victory were Kendal Cavenee and Ashley Bauer. Cavenee scored 19 points along with four steals, while Bauer dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Bauer has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Halle Knapp, who scored eight points along with four steals and two blocks.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jorja Uden, who scored six points. Another player making a difference was Sophia Schukei, who scored seven points.
Elm Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Kenesaw, they dropped their record down to 7-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elm Creek won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ravenna at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Ravenna will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Elm Creek is ranked 65th). As for Kenesaw, they will head out on the road to square off against Deshler at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deshler's defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so Kenesaw's offense will have their work cut out for them.
