Palmyra lost against Elmwood-Murdock back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Palmyra Panthers took a 47-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elmwood-Murdock Knights.
Leading Elmwood-Murdock to victory were Annie Backemeyer and Brooke Goudie. Backemeyer almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards, while Goudie went 6 of 12 en route to 14 points and six rebounds. Those nine rebounds gave Backemeyer a new career-high. Ayzlee Haertel was another key player, putting up four points and seven boards.
Palmyra's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Elmwood-Murdock, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palmyra will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fairbury at 6:00 p.m. on February 11th. As for Elmwood-Murdock, they will welcome Auburn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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