Elmwood-Murdock has gone 3-0 against Cedar Bluffs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will square off against the Cedar Bluffs Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Elmwood-Murdock came up short against Weeping Water and fell 3-1.
Elmwood-Murdock actually scored more points across those four sets (95-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 30-28, 14-25, 25-21.
The losing side was boosted by Zoe Zierott, who had 13 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Cedar Bluffs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
Cedar Bluffs took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 19-25, 25-14, 25-13.
Elmwood-Murdock has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Cedar Bluffs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Elmwood-Murdock's way against Cedar Bluffs when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Elmwood-Murdock made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elmwood-Murdock since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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