The West Elk Patriots won the last time they faced the Neodesha Blue Streaks, and things went their way on Tuesday too. West Elk really took it to Neodesha for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-30 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Elk.
West Elk had a senior duo take command as Martin Shipley scored 17 points along with 4 steals and Uriah Tillapaugh dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Tillapaugh has scored at least 25% of West Elk's points. Maddex Moreno was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
West Elk's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Neodesha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
West Elk will head out on the road to face off against Sedan at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Kansas (Sedan is ranked 47th, while West Elk is ranked 62nd). As for Neodesha, they will be playing at home against Cherryvale on Thursday.
