Basketball Game Preview: Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack vs. Stuart Broncos

Wolfpack

Points

01/13/26 vs Fullerton	61
01/10/26 vs Bloomfield	51
01/08/26 @ St. Mary's	43
01/03/26 @ North Central	64
12/30/25 vs Lyons-Decatur Northeast	54
+ 9 more games

Elgin/Pope John has gone 9-1 against Stuart recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wolfpack will square off against the Broncos at 5:00 p.m. Elgin/Pope John is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.

Elgin/Pope John is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Fullerton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Wolfpack blew the Warriors out of the water with a 61-18 final score. The win continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.

Elgin/Pope John can attribute much of their success to Braelyn Martinsen, who posted 14 points, and Madelyn Kurpgeweit, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Moser, who earned eight points.

Stuart not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since December 13, 2025 (when they won 60-23). They blew past Osmond 48-25.

Elgin/Pope John's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Stuart, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.

Elgin/Pope John strolled past Stuart in their previous meeting back in January of 2025 by a score of 51-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolfpack since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.