Elm Creek took a 28-point defeat the last time they faced off against Overton, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Elm Creek Buffaloes skirted past the Overton Eagles 69-66. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Blake Erickson
| 02/25/25 vs Overton | 63% |
| 01/24/25 @ Pleasanton | 50% |
| 01/14/25 vs Wilcox-Hildreth | 50% |
| 12/20/24 vs Bertrand | 50% |
| 12/05/24 @ Shelton | 33% |
Leading Elm Creek to victory were Quin Oberg and Blake Erickson. Oberg went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc on his way to 38 points and five rebounds, while Erickson shot 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Erickson a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (63%). Jeremiah Shoemaker was another key player, putting up three points and three steals.
Overton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brock McCarter, who went 9-for-17 en route to 24 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards, and Eli Luther, who went 9-for-18 to rack up 21 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. That was a full 36.4% of Overton's points, marking the sixth time in a row McCarter has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Fleischman, who had eight points and six rebounds.
Elm Creek's win bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Overton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-11 record.
Looking ahead, Elm Creek will challenge Bertrand at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elm Creek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Overton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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