The Weeping Water Indians waltzed into their matchup Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They wrapped up 2023 with a 31-16 win over Falls City. After a 67-46 finish the last time they played, Weeping Water and Falls City decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Weeping Water got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sayler Rhodes out in front who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Rhodes is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Gus Mcgill was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Weeping Water pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Falls City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Weeping Water and Elmwood-Murdock will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 4th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Elmwood-Murdock is ranked 170th, while Weeping Water is ranked 167th). Falls City and Ashland-Greenwood will face off on January 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Ashland-Greenwood will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
