Elgin/Pope John is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will take on the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Elgin/Pope John stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 76-33 win over Chambers/Wheeler Central at home. Given Elgin/Pope John's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Chambers/Wheeler Central is ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elgin/Pope John had a senior duo take command as Keyera Eisenhauer scored 20 points and Ashlynne Charf scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Furstenau, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] escaped with a win on Saturday against Niobrara/Verdigre by the margin of a single free throw, 59-58.
Adyson Mlnarik continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 39 points and nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s points. Lydia Robertson was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Elgin/Pope John's win bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
Elgin/Pope John barely slipped by Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 46-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mlnarik, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elgin/Pope John still be able to contain Mlnarik? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
