ELGIN — Up 13 points in the third quarter and appearing to be headed for another victory, the lead disappeared. Final score: West Holt 47, EPPJ 44.
Playing in front of the biggest home crowd of the season, the Wolfpack saw their lead erode by a string of three-point shots by the Huskies early in the fourth quarter.
Four treys by the Huskies in a two-minute run at the start of the fourth quarter erased the Wolfpack’s lead.
The last of the treys, by Cameron Adkisson, knotted the score at 37-all.
The Wolfpack (8-8) capitalized on making five of six free throws building the lead back to five points, 42 to 37, with 4:57 left in the game.
The Huskies came back again with five unanswered points, the last three coming on a trey by Aaron Kraus to tie the score at 42-all. Read the full story in this weeks paper.
