After soaring to 58 points the game before, Elmwood-Murdock was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They took a 16-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Weeping Water Indians. Despite 75 more yards than the Indians, the Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Elmwood-Murdock's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dashiell Coleman, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, and Brody Marsh, who rushed for 76 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Elmwood-Murdock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Luke Harms continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Weeping Water, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Harms' longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Elmwood-Murdock's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Weeping Water, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Elmwood-Murdock is taking a road trip to challenge Howells-Dodge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Howells-Dodge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.3 points per game this season. As for Weeping Water, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Creighton on Thursday. Weeping Water will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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