The Elmwood-Murdock Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sterling Jets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Elmwood-Murdock came up short against Concordia on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Knights have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Sterling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell just short of Lewiston by a score of 2-1. While the Jets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-14 in the first set.
Sterling started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-18, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Sterling saw an underclassman step up: Braylee Houghton had 14 digs. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for Houghton.
Elmwood-Murdock's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Elmwood-Murdock was able to grind out a solid victory over Sterling when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does Elmwood-Murdock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sterling turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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