The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will take on the Mead Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elmwood-Murdock has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Mead will come in with three straight wins.
On Tuesday, Elmwood-Murdock came up short against Johnson County Central and fell 64-53. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly 11 points.
Meanwhile, Mead was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Sterling 79-26. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Elmwood-Murdock better focus on containing Isaac Couch and Tytus R Lee as the pair were huge in Mead's win. Couch went 11 for 18 en route to 25 points and three steals, while R Lee went 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. The contest was Couch's fifth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Engel, who went 5 for 9 to rack up 10 points and seven boards.
Elmwood-Murdock's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Mead, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Elmwood-Murdock beat Mead 62-50 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Will Elmwood-Murdock repeat their success, or does Mead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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