The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will take on the Syracuse Rockets in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elmwood-Murdock has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Elmwood-Murdock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-9 victory over Falls City. With the Knights ahead 34-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jalyn Fleischman and Annie Backemeyer were among the main playmakers for Elmwood-Murdock as the former went 5-for-8 en route to 15 points and the latter posted ten points and five steals. That's the most steals Backemeyer has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Zierott, who had six points.
Elmwood-Murdock was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Syracuse, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Nebraska City 44-41. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rockets as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Elmwood-Murdock's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Syracuse, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything went Elmwood-Murdock's way against Syracuse in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Elmwood-Murdock made off with a 51-31 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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