Basketball Recap: Elmwood-Murdock Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

On Tuesday, the Elmwood-Murdock Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tri County Trojans 56-54. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.

Tri County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Drew Siems, who posted 16 points and five boards. The matchup was Siems' 15th in a row with at least ten points. Jason Wehrman was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Knights

Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Tri County	56-54
01/07/25 vs Sacred Heart	48-37
12/28/24 vs Brownell Talbot	51-43
12/17/24 vs Falls City	63-33
12/14/24 vs David City	56-41

Elmwood-Murdock pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Tri County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Elmwood-Murdock has already played their next contest (against Lourdes Central Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tri County will be playing at home against Thayer Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th.