The Fort Calhoun Pioneers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They really took it to Ralston for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-26 win on the road. That 65-26 margin sets a new team best for Fort Calhoun this season.
Fort Calhoun was led to victory by Bria Bench and Raeann Massey. Bench scored 13 points along with six steals and five rebounds, while Massey scored 19 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Massey has scored at least 25% of Fort Calhoun's points. Another player making a difference was Ansley Elofson, who scored 12 points along with seven steals.
Fort Calhoun's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Ralston, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Fort Calhoun and Howells-Dodge will face off at 4:30 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Howells-Dodge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Saturday. As for Ralston, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Roncalli Catholic on December 21st. Roncalli Catholic presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Ralston in Nebraska (Roncalli Catholic is ranked 123rd, while Ralston is ranked 262nd).
