The St. Mary's Cardinals will head out to take on the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, St. Mary's was able to grind out a solid win over Norfolk Catholic, taking the game 46-37.
| 12/28/24 vs Norfolk Catholic | 10 |
| 02/13/24 vs Boyd County | 8 |
| 12/20/24 @ North Central | 8 |
| 02/08/24 vs West Holt | 8 |
| 12/06/24 @ Riverside | 7 |
Pyper Ickes was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Barlow, who posted nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 49-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolfpack have posted since February 15, 2024.
St. Mary's better keep an eye on Madelyn Kurpgeweit. She was instrumental in Elgin/Pope John's win, putting up 18 points. Kate Furstenau was another key player, posting 11 points.
Elgin/Pope John pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
St. Mary's was able to grind out a solid win over Elgin/Pope John when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 56-43. Will St. Mary's repeat their success, or does Elgin/Pope John have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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