Basketball Recap: Elgin/Pope John's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Wolfpack

Previous 5 Games

01/03/25 vs North Central	49-47
12/30/24 vs Creighton	64-38
12/28/24 vs Madison	55-29
12/27/24 vs Lyons-Decatur Northeast	49-33
12/21/24 vs Boyd County	61-20

Elgin/Pope John hadn't done well against North Central recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the North Central Knights 49-47. Winning may never get old, but the Wolfpack sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Madelyn Kurpgeweit was the offensive standout of the game as she posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Furstenau, who put up 11 points.

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bridget Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Mya Lewis was another key player, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.

Elgin/Pope John's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for North Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Elgin/Pope John will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for North Central, they will challenge Central Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Central is facing Central Valley at the right time seeing as Central Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.