The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will face off against the Weeping Water Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Elmwood-Murdock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cedar Bluffs 58-14 on the road on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Weeping Water, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-11 win over Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer at home. Considering the Indians have won four contests by more than 40 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tucker Bickford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. Those 161 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Owen Seger was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer only rushed for 89.
Weeping Water didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kolby Nash.
Elmwood-Murdock now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Weeping Water, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Elmwood-Murdock lost to Weeping Water at home by a decisive 20-6 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Elmwood-Murdock have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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