The Elm Creek Buffaloes came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Kenesaw 56-39. 56 seems to be a good number for Elm Creek as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Elm Creek was led to victory by Kade Sindt and Quin Oberg. Sindt scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Oberg scored 19 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Oberg has scored at least a third of Elm Creek's points. Another player making a difference was Drew Harbur, who scored six points along with three steals.
Elm Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Kenesaw, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elm Creek won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Ravenna at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. The timing isn't great for Ravenna: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Elm Creek has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Kenesaw on the road again on Thursday and play against Deshler at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th.
