There's no place like home for the Ell-Saline Cardinals, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past Classical with a 40-35 victory on Thursday. That's another feather in the cap for Ell-Saline, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Classical still got an impressive performance from Nevi Wilkey, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Wilkey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Neill, who scored seven points.
Ell-Saline's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Classical, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-9.
Ell-Saline didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 43-33 victory vs. Sterling on the 16th. Classical will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Flinthills at 6:00 p.m. Flinthills will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Classical surely won't give up without a fight.
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