Recap: HRK Eagles vs. Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family
The HRK Eagles took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They strolled past Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family with points to spare, taking the game 61-45.
Leading HRK to victory were Molli Ward and Chelsey Gardner . Ward scored 18 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals, while Gardner dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tinley Gardner, who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds.
Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elizabeth Beto, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 10 rebounds. Beto scored a full 37.8% of Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kayla Mudron, who scored 15 points.
HRK's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
HRK will take on Calumet Christian at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Calumet Christian is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family, they will square off against Rockford FIRE HomeSchool at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
