Elm Creek has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Amherst Broncos on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-48 last Saturday.
Quin Oberg
| 02/13/25 vs Amherst | 15 |
| 02/08/25 vs Amherst | 23 |
| 02/07/25 vs Ansley/Litchfield | 19 |
| 02/04/25 vs Overton | 19 |
| 01/31/25 @ Overton | 23 |
| + 6 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Elm Creek lost, don't look at Quin Oberg. Despite the final result, he posted 15 points and eight rebounds. The game was Oberg's 11th in a row with at least 15 points. Caleb Reiter was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 12 points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Amherst to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylon Russell, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gavin Davis, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards.
Elm Creek suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 17-4. As for Amherst, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Coming up, Elm Creek will square off against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Elm Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. As for Amherst, they will look to defend their home court on February 21st against Broken Bow at 7:00 p.m. Broken Bow also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 53 points per game.
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