SJEL Eagle girls basketball team have a tough week

ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles faced tough challengers throughout last week, falling to three teams in girls basketball action.

The Eagles fell to 2B opponent Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) Lions, 64-25, on Wednesday, Dec. 11. SJEL then lost a league matchup to the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 77-4, on Friday, Dec. 13, before dropping another league game to the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 71-7, on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Gar-Pal now sports a record of 4-1, with Oakesdale being 5-2 on the season.

Against UCA, the Lions pounced to a 17-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. T...