The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will square off against the Kenesaw Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Elgin/Pope John heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They took a hard 44-28 fall against St. Mary's. The Wolfpack were red-hot offensively heading into the game (they scored no less than 55 points in the three contests prior), but the Cardinals' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Kenesaw earned a 55-42 victory over Shelton on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Kenesaw's win came from a few key players Elgin/Pope John will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Adam Denkert, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards. Evan Rodriguez was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Kenesaw was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They are 10-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
With the defeat, Elgin/Pope John broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Kenesaw, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
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