The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will square off against the Palmyra Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elmwood-Murdock has given up an average of 51.4 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Elmwood-Murdock is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Freeman on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Knights were dealt a 58-31 defeat at the hands of the Falcons. The Knights have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Palmyra and Yutan had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Panthers took a 57-43 bruising from the Chieftains on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Chieftains are ranked tenth).
Elmwood-Murdock will need to focus on slowing down Kobee Martin, one of several Palmyra players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 50% from the field on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Hubbard, who posted eight points.
Palmyra's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Elmwood-Murdock, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Elmwood-Murdock was able to grind out a solid victory over Palmyra in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, winning 74-65. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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