Basketball Recap: Saturday's Loss Ends Elmwood-Murdock's Winning Streak

After flying high against Syracuse last Thursday, Elmwood-Murdock came back down to earth. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights fell to Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 40-35. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Logan View/Scribner-Snyder apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Elmwood-Murdock's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Annie Backemeyer, who went 9 for 16 on her way to 20 points and six rebounds, and Brooke Goudie, who posted five points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Backemeyer a new career-high in points.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder found their leader in freshman Jayde Kreifels, who put up 14 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Kreifels is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Neveah Vacha, who posted eight points and six boards.

Elmwood-Murdock moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.

Elmwood-Murdock and Brownell Talbot will round out the year against one another at at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. That match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Brooklyn Mans and Abbi Gibbs. As for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, they will square off against Concordia at 1:30 p.m. on Monday.