Elm Creek had won eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Saturday they bumped up to 5-0 to make it nine. They blew past the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans, posting a 70-31 victory. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Spartans are ranked 40th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quin Oberg continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 10-for-14 on his way to 25 points and five boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Elm Creek's points. Blaine McDaniel also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Buffaloes
| 12/13/25 @ Ansley/Litchfield | 20 |
| 12/12/25 vs Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | 9 |
| 12/08/25 @ Bertrand | 15 |
| 12/05/25 @ Southern Valley | 11 |
| 12/04/25 vs Shelton | 16 |
| + 12 more games |
Elm Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
As for Ansley/Litchfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4. The game marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chayton Jensen, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Schulte, who had six points.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elm Creek and Minden will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ansley/Litchfield and Axtell will compete for holiday cheer on Thursday.
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