Preview: Elmwood-Murdock Knights vs. Johnson-Brock Eagles
The Elmwood-Murdock Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Johnson-Brock Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on February 24th. Elmwood-Murdock will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Johnson-Brock is ranked 30th).
Elmwood-Murdock's game on Thursday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 49-41 to McCool Junction.
Meanwhile, Johnson-Brock put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Pawnee City at home to the tune of 65-31. Johnson-Brock has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Johnson-Brock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Camden Dalinghaus, who scored 22 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dalinghaus has scored at least a third of Johnson-Brock's points. Sloan Pelican was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
Elmwood-Murdock's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Johnson-Brock, they pushed their record up to 24-0 with that victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Elmwood-Murdock beat Johnson-Brock 57-46 when the teams last played back in December of 2015. Will Elmwood-Murdock repeat their success, or does Johnson-Brock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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