The Sand Creek Scorpions had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 77-52 margin over Elizabeth. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-18.
Sand Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Starks, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Brotherns, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
Despite the loss, Elizabeth still got an impressive performance from Ethan Stone, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. Cooper Connelley was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Elizabeth were working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. This was only their 15th loss (out of 19 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Sand Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Elizabeth, they dropped their record down to 4-19 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sand Creek will head out on the road to challenge Mesa Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Mesa Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Elizabeth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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