There's no place like home for the Elm Creek Buffaloes, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past Paxton with a 50-44 victory on Monday. This was payback for Elm Creek, who suffered a 62-48 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elm Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nikk Brumels, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Quintana, who scored 18 points.
Paxton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Eakins, who scored 18 points along with two steals, and Tanner Hebblethwaite who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hebblethwaite has scored all season.
Elm Creek pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for Paxton, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Elm Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Paxton also has no future games currently scheduled.
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