Recap: Our Lady of the Elms Panthers vs. North Vikings
The Our Lady of the Elms Panthers's three-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North 40-37. This was payback for Our Lady of the Elms, who suffered a 40-31 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Our Lady of the Elms to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pilar Hampton, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hampton has scored at least 25% of Our Lady of the Elms' points. Faith Farris was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Our Lady of the Elms' victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for North, they bumped their record down to 3-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Our Lady of the Elms will take on St. Martin de Porres at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North, they will head out on the road to face off against Garfield at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Garfield is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
