Buffaloes
| 09/11/25 @ Alma | 2-3 |
| 09/09/25 vs Southern Valley | 2-0 |
| 09/09/25 vs Franklin | 2-0 |
| 09/04/25 vs Axtell | 3-0 |
| 09/02/25 vs Bertrand | 3-0 |
It was a good run, but Elm Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Alma Cardinals by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Buffaloes of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Elm Creek sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-15, 19-25, 15-13.
Ashlyn Hellriegel paced Elm Creek's offense, picking up 20 kills. Hellriegel got some help from Ava Hellriegel and her 36 assists. Finally, Chelsea Kottich kept Elm Creek's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Elm Creek's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Alma, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Elm Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Perkins County on the 13th. As for Alma, they have also already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Maywood/Hayes Center on the 13th.
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