CREIGHTON — Elgin Public-Pope John held off a late-charging Creighton Lady Bulldogs team Monday night to claim a 47 to 43 victory in their final game before the Christmas break.
The teams battled back and forth throughout the game. The Wolfpack (5-2) took a 12 to six lead after one quarter only to see Creighton rally to take a 26 to 24 lead at intermission.
The third quarter has been good for the Wolfpack all season and it was again against Creighton. The Wolfpack came out strong to outscore the Lady Bulldogs 15 to six in the quarter to take a 39 to 32 lead.
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