It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elmwood-Murdock can now relate to. They were beaten by the Johnson-Brock Eagles 73-32 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Eagles are ranked seventh).
Despite the loss, Elmwood-Murdock still got an impressive performance from Aidan Schmidt, who shot 44% from the field on his way to 19 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. The dominant performance also gave Schmidt a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%).
Leading Johnson-Brock to victory were Brody Koehler and Camden Dalinghaus. Koehler went 9-for-12 en route to 18 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while Dalinghaus shot 54% from the field to rack up 19 points and six rebounds. The contest was Koehler's third in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Austin Meyer, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards.
Knights
| 03/12/25 vs Johnson-Brock | 32-73 |
| 03/01/25 vs Bertrand | 52-44 |
| 02/27/25 @ East Butler | 53-40 |
| 02/25/25 vs Lourdes Central Catholic | 59-44 |
| 02/21/25 vs Louisville | 57-61 |
Elmwood-Murdock moved to 14-12 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points over those games. As for Johnson-Brock, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-1.
Elmwood-Murdock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Johnson-Brock, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-36 victory against McCool Junction on the 14th.
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