The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will challenge the O'Neill Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elgin/Pope John is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Friday, Elgin/Pope John was able to grind out a solid victory over Stuart, taking the game 38-29. The 38-point effort marked the Wolfpack's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-47, which was the final score in O'Neill's tilt against Aurora on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Huskies are ranked 35th).
Elgin/Pope John's win bumped their record up to 14-0. As for O'Neill, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Elgin/Pope John was dealt a bruising 82-44 defeat at the hands of O'Neill when the teams last played back in January of 2017. Thankfully for the Wolfpack, Justin Appleby (who went 6-for-8 on his way to 18 points along with five assists and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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