Elm Creek won the last time they faced Bertrand and things went their way on Friday too. The Elm Creek Buffaloes walked away with a 58-50 win over the Bertrand Vikings. Winning may never get old, but the Buffaloes sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elm Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Quin Oberg, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. Oberg has been hot recently, having also posted four or more steals the last four times he's played. Jeremiah Shoemaker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Elm Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bertrand only posted six assists.
When it comes to explaining why Bertrand lost, don't look at Marcus Hernandez. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Hernandez a new career-high in steals (seven). Another player making a difference was Hunter Nelson, who posted eight points and four steals.
Buffaloes
| 12/20/24 vs Bertrand | 58-50 |
| 12/14/24 vs Ansley/Litchfield | 50-39 |
| 12/10/24 vs Alma | 45-38 |
| 12/06/24 vs Southern Valley | 53-40 |
| 02/26/24 vs Paxton | 50-44 |
| + 6 more games |
Elm Creek pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bertrand, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Elm Creek will be taking part in a tournament against Arcadia/Loup City at 4:00 p.m. on December 30th. Elm Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season. As for Bertrand, they and Blue Hill will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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