Bertrand has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 52-44 to the Elmwood-Murdock Knights on Saturday.
Bertrand's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Thunder Nelson, who shot 44% from the field en route to 17 points and four steals, and Marcus Hernandez, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 38.6% of Bertrand's points, marking the third time in a row Nelson has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Elmwood-Murdock's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aidan Schmidt led the charge by dropping a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards. Schmidt has become a key player for Elmwood-Murdock: the team is 11-4 when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dashiell Coleman, who dropped a triple-double with ten points, 11 boards, and ten assists.
Bertrand's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Elmwood-Murdock, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Bertrand does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Elmwood-Murdock will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Johnson-Brock at 9:00 a.m. on March 12th. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Johnson-Brock sitting on six straight wins and Elmwood-Murdock on three.
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