It was a Battle of the Birds when Elkhorn Valley faced off against Pierce on Saturday. The Elkhorn Valley Falcons lost to the Pierce Bluejays at home by a 59-45 margin. The Falcons' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Elkhorn Valley had strong showings from Kellyn Ollendick, who went 11-for-19 to rack up 25 points and three steals, and Korbin Werner, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. That was a full 55.6% of Elkhorn Valley's points, marking the third time in a row Ollendick has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Elkhorn Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Pierce, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Coming up, Elkhorn Valley will head out to challenge Pender at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pierce, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayne has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Pierce will come in with three straight victories.
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