The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will take on the North Central Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elgin/Pope John has three straight wins, North Central has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Elgin/Pope John is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Creighton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Elgin/Pope John blew Creighton out of the water with a 56-28 final score. The Wolfpack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, North Central lost to O'Neill on the road by a 63-44 margin on Saturday.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Elgin/Pope John, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Elgin/Pope John didn't have too much breathing room in their match against North Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Does Elgin/Pope John have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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