There's no place like home for the Upsala Cardinals, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 54-53 victory over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. This was payback for Upsala, who suffered a 46-38 loss the last time these two teams met.
Upsala got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isabelle Leners out in front who scored 9 points along with 4 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Soltis, who scored 17 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
The win got Upsala back to even at 1-1. As for Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Upsala will be playing in front of their home fans against Holdingford at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, they will head out on the road to face off against Eden Valley-Watkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
