Loomis lost against Elm Creek back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Loomis Wolves were dealt a 71-40 loss at the hands of the Elm Creek Buffaloes. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 34th).
Despite the defeat, Loomis saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sophia Schemper almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Addison Perry was another key player, putting up five points and four steals.
Ashley Bauer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Elm Creek, going 9 for 17 on her way to 25 points along with six boards and four steals. Those 25 points gave Bauer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Mcdaniel, who went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points.
Loomis' loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Elm Creek, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Coming up, Loomis will head out to square off against Axtell at 6:00 p.m. on February 11th. Loomis is facing Axtell at the right time seeing as Axtell is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Elm Creek, they have already played their next match, a 57-39 victory against Amherst on the 6th.
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