The Johnson-Brock Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elmwood-Murdock Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Johnson-Brock is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Johnson-Brock can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pawnee City 65-31 at home. Given Johnson-Brock's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Pawnee City is ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Johnson-Brock's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Sloan Pelican, who scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 22-22 at halftime, Elmwood-Murdock was not quite McCool Junction's equal in the second half on Thursday. They took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs.
Johnson-Brock's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 33.2 points. As for Elmwood-Murdock, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Johnson-Brock came up short against Elmwood-Murdock in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, falling 57-46. Can Johnson-Brock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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