Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elgin). They had just enough and edged the Cedar Creek Eagles out 77-74. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since December 21, 2023.
Cedar Creek's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kenji Franklin, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds, and Phineas Koplin, who went 10 for 18 en route to 28 points plus five rebounds. Franklin's afternoon made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Eli Meyers was another key player, scoring seven points.
Elgin's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Cedar Creek, they moved to 6-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Elgin has already played their next match (against Cedar Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cedar Creek, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Akins at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar Creek has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
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