The Canton Little Giants are taking a road trip to take on the Elmwood Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Canton focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Saturday.
Canton will head out to face Elmwood after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Canton fell 54-46 to Eureka.
Canton might have lost, but man, Allison Wheeler was a machine: she went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus two steals. With that strong performance, Wheeler is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Spencer, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Elmwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Tremont by a score of 49-38. The Trojans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Elmwood pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Canton won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in November of 2023, slipping by Elmwood 45-44. Will Canton repeat their success, or does Elmwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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