Friday Night at the PGH Champions Challenge

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is something exciting about starting a tournament on a Friday night. If you live close to the venue, it could be the suspense building while sitting in class during the day. If traveling to the venue, the excitement of the drive and missing school may incite more anticipation. Playing on a Friday may eliminate the need to play 3 games in one day. If it doesn't, then you are warmed up and ready for play on Saturday. Friday night at the Champions Challenge in Appleton brought out some talented players from Illinois in some nail biter, close games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["335716"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"No surprise that [player_tooltip player_id='335716' first='Ciara' last='Mcmahon'] broke the record for the most 3pt shots in a game at her high school this year.  Not only does she have one of the most accurate 3pt shots, she is able to score on all levels. 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