Elmwood-Murdock is 8-2 against Johnson County Central since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Elmwood-Murdock made easy work of Weeping Water and carried off a 3-0 win.
Elmwood-Murdock's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Weeping Water between 17 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Johnson County Central waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Falcons 3-2.
Johnson County Central took Freeman into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Elmwood-Murdock has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-17 record this season. As for Johnson County Central, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Elmwood-Murdock was able to grind out a solid victory over Johnson County Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elmwood-Murdock since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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