The Cedar Vale/Dexter Spartans were the 50-36 winner over the West Elk Patriots when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Cedar Vale/Dexter fell to West Elk 44-39. Cedar Vale/Dexter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Elk's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Martin Shipley, who scored 15 points along with two blocks. It was the first time this season that Shipley posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Maddex Moreno, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Cedar Vale/Dexter's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for West Elk, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cedar Vale/Dexter will challenge Bluestem at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Elk, they will head out on the road to challenge Central at 7:31 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully West Elk focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
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