If Weeping Water was riding high fresh off their 60-0 takedown of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indians fell 20-14 to the Elmwood-Murdock Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Knights are ranked 25th).
Despite the loss, Weeping Water still got an impressive performance from Tucker Bickford, who rushed for 59 yards and one score, and also threw for 153 yards and one touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elmwood-Murdock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dashiell Coleman, who rushed for 65 yards and a pair of TDs. Coleman also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass. Brody Marsh was another key player, rushing for 114 yards.
Weeping Water's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Elmwood-Murdock, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Weeping Water will challenge Archangels Catholic on Thursday. The Indians will need to watch out since the Defenders have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Elmwood-Murdock, they will face off against Bancroft-Rosalie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.38 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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