The Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats lost against the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] took a 53-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elgin/Pope John. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] in their matchups with Elgin/Pope John: they've now lost five in a row.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s loss came despite strong showings from Lydia Robertson and Adyson Mlnarik. Robertson scored 18 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Mlnarik scored 14 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Mlnarik is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jenna Funk, who scored two points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Elgin/Pope John got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Keyera Eisenhauer out in front who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynne Charf, who scored 13 points.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Elgin/Pope John, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Lutheran-Northeast at 6:15 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday. Elgin/Pope John does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
