Elgin/Pope John hasn't had much luck against North Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will welcome the North Central Knights at 6:15 p.m. Elgin/Pope John is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Elgin/Pope John is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Creighton on Monday as Elgin/Pope John made off with a 64-38 win. The Wolfpack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 26 points or more this season.
| 12/30/24 vs Creighton | 19 |
| 12/28/24 vs Madison | 16 |
| 12/05/23 @ Neligh-Oakdale | 16 |
| 12/08/23 vs Plainview | 15 |
| 02/01/24 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 15 |
Elgin/Pope John's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kate Furstenau, who posted 19 points, and Madelyn Kurpgeweit, who put up 18 points. The dominant performance gave Furstenau a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Braelyn Martinsen, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, North Central lost to O'Neill on the road by a 58-39 margin on Saturday.
North Central now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Elgin/Pope John, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Elgin/Pope John came up short against North Central when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 47-40. Will Elgin/Pope John have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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