The Elkhorn Antlers are taking a road trip to face off against the Norris Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elkhorn took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 60-52 win over Waverly. The Antlers pushed the score to 52-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Nixon Farmer was a one-man wrecking crew for Elkhorn as he posted 17 points. Charlie Lamski was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Norris). They took down Wahoo 83-69 on Tuesday.
Elkhorn pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Norris, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Elkhorn came up short against Norris in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 57-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norris' Chris Garner Jr., who went 8 for 15 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. Now that Elkhorn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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