Elm Creek is on a 12-game streak of home wins, while Alma is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Elm Creek Buffaloes will host the Alma Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elm Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
If Elm Creek beats Alma with 67 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Elm Creek claimed a resounding 67-19 win over Axtell. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Kendal Cavenee
| 02/18/25 vs Axtell | 63% |
| 01/07/25 @ St. Patrick's | 60% |
| 01/28/25 vs Ravenna | 58% |
| 12/14/24 vs Ansley/Litchfield | 57% |
| 12/05/24 @ Shelton | 54% |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elm Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendal Cavenee, who went 5-for-8 en route to 11 points in addition to seven steals and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Cavenee a new career-high in field goal percentage (63%). Another player making a difference was Ashley Bauer, who went 6-for-12 on her way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Alma didn't have too much trouble with Kenesaw on Tuesday as they won 42-24.
Alma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Elm Creek, their win bumped their record up to 22-1.
Elm Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Alma in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. Will Elm Creek repeat their success, or does Alma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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