The Plainview Pirates will square off against the Elkhorn Valley Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plainview has three straight victories, Elkhorn Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Plainview will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Humphrey-Lindsay, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Plainview came out on top against Humphrey-Lindsay by a score of 54-45 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 43-37 to Pender.
Plainview will have to contain Kellyn Ollendick as he made an impact in Elkhorn Valley's last game. He dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. That was a full 54.1% of Elkhorn Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row Ollendick has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Korbin Werner, who scored eight points and ten rebounds.
Plainview's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Elkhorn Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Plainview came up short against Elkhorn Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 53-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ollendick, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 boards. Now that Plainview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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