After flying high against Calvary Baptist Academy last Monday, Elk Valley Christian came back down to earth. The Elk Valley Christian Eagles took a blow against the Hoover Huskies on Thursday, falling 66-37. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Huskies from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Hoover got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sadi Wehrle out in front who posted 11 points along with seven boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave Wehrle a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Haas, who went 7-for-17 on her way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Elk Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Hoover, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10.
The future could be bright for both Elk Valley Christian and Hoover: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Elk Valley Christian will look to extend Pipestem Christian Academy's three-game losing streak when the meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Hoover will try to hand Capital their third-straight loss when the two meet at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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