Football Preview: Elmwood-Murdock Knights vs. Johnson-Brock Eagles
The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will venture away from home to take on the Johnson-Brock Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Elmwood-Murdock didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win.
Meanwhile, Johnson-Brock had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Thunderbirds with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
Hayden Gravatt and Wyatt Fulton were among the main playmakers for Johnson-Brock as the former rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Fulton a new career-high in rushing yards. Quentin Behrends made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Johnson-Brock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Johnson-Brock's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Behrends and Casen Dalinghaus.
The victory got Elmwood-Murdock back to even at 2-2. As for Johnson-Brock, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Elmwood-Murdock against Johnson-Brock in their previous matchup back in August of 2019 as the squad secured a 74-42 victory. 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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