After flying high against Buena Vista last Thursday, Elkhorn South came back down to earth. The Elkhorn South Storm lost to the Millard South Patriots at home by a 62-45 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Patriots are ranked 25th).
Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Liv Schieber, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Rowan Swartz, who scored nine points.
It was another big night for Abbi Durow, who went 6 for 15 on her way to 18 points for Millard South. The team also got some help courtesy of Liv Woockman, who earned nine points and five assists.
Elkhorn South dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Millard South, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elkhorn South has already played their next game (against Burke), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Millard South will take on Norfolk at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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