The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will square off against the Oakland-Craig Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Elmwood-Murdock comes in on 18 and Oakland-Craig on five.
Last Friday, Elmwood-Murdock earned a 52-45 victory over Ainsworth.
Elmwood-Murdock's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Laney Frahm led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds. Frahm has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tatum Backemeyer, who scored 17 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Oakland-Craig's strategy against Freeman on Friday. Oakland-Craig strolled past Freeman with points to spare, taking the game 40-24.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oakland-Craig to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sonya Guzinski, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Briar Ray was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds and five steals.
Elmwood-Murdock's win bumped their record up to 24-1. As for Oakland-Craig, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Wednesday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Elmwood-Murdock have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.4% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Oakland-Craig struggles in that department as they've made 41.4% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Elmwood-Murdock might still be hurting after the 52-32 defeat they got from Oakland-Craig in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Thankfully for Elmwood-Murdock, Chaney Nelson (who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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