After flying high against Intrinsic last Friday, ITW David Speer Academy came back down to earth. The ITW David Speer Academy Pride lost to the Elmwood Park Tigers on the road by a 45-29 margin on Monday. The Pride were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in February of 2022.
ITW David Speer Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Roshaunda Wilson, who posted 11 points, to go along with six rebounds and six blocks. Wilson is becoming a predictor of ITW David Speer Academy's success: when she posts at least five blocks the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Anaiyah Costoso, who had eight points and four blocks.
ITW David Speer Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2. As for Elmwood Park, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
ITW David Speer Academy will welcome Pritzker at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pritzker's defense has only allowed 25.8 points per game this season, so ITW David Speer Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Elmwood Park, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Glenbard South at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Glenbard South will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Elmwood Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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