North Central was the 47-40 winner over Elgin/Pope John when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The North Central Knights fell just short of the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack by a score of 49-47 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered against the Wolfpack since February 1, 2016.
North Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bridget Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. Mya Lewis was another key player, shooting 4-for-7 from deep and almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Elgin/Pope John found their leader in sophomore Madelyn Kurpgeweit, who posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Callie Heithoff, who had 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for North Central and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Elgin/Pope John, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
North Central will head out on the road to face off against Central Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Central is facing Central Valley at the right time seeing as Central Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Elgin/Pope John, they will host St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elgin/Pope John is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
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