If Elmwood-Murdock was feeling good fresh off their 56-33 takedown of Brownell Talbot last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 44-43 to the Sacred Heart Irish. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 42-40 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Elmwood-Murdock still got an impressive performance from Brooklyn Mans, who posted 17 points. Annie Backemeyer was another key player, putting up ten points.
Elmwood-Murdock's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Sacred Heart, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Elmwood-Murdock will challenge Weeping Water at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weeping Water has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Sacred Heart, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Rock Port. Rock Port will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Sacred Heart surely won't give up without a fight.
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