The Fillmore Central Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their seventh straight loss. They suffered a tough 54-29 defeat at the hands of Elmwood-Murdock. Fillmore Central was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-11.
It was another big night for Tatum Backemeyer, who scored 22 points for Elmwood-Murdock. Backemeyer has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Delaney "laney" Frahm, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Fillmore Central bumped their record down to 1-13 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.0 points per game. As for Elmwood-Murdock, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Fillmore Central will be playing at home against Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial and Fillmore Central are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Elmwood-Murdock, they will head out on the road to square off against Freeman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Freeman's defense has only allowed 27.3 points per game this season, so Elmwood-Murdock's offense will have their work cut out for them.
