The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies and the Campbell County Camels will round out the year against one another at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at. Elk Point-Jefferson is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Even though Viborg/Hurley scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Elk Point-Jefferson still came out on top. Elk Point-Jefferson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over Viborg/Hurley. 57 seems to be a good number for Elk Point-Jefferson as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Campbell County escaped with a win last Saturday against Glenwood Springs by the margin of a single free throw, 40-39. Given Campbell County's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 23rd in Wyoming, while Glenwood Springs is ranked 131st in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Campbell County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lane Hladky led the charge by scoring ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those eight rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Biggs, who scored eight points.
Elk Point-Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Campbell County, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
