Archbishop Bergan had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers by a score of 43-30 on Saturday. This was payback for the Knights, who suffered a 53-39 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Archbishop Bergan's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mia Cortes, who scored 11 points in addition to six assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Cortes a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Claire Mlnarik, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Archbishop Bergan was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bancroft-Rosalie only posted four.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Makenna James, who posted eight points in addition to three steals. James is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Murphy, who had two points plus four steals.
Archbishop Bergan pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Archbishop Bergan has already played their next game (against Bancroft-Rosalie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Monona at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Bancroft-Rosalie is facing West Monona at the right time seeing as West Monona is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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