Elmwood-Murdock was the 2-0 winner over Weeping Water when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Weeping Water Indians on Thursday.
Elmwood-Murdock actually scored more points across those four sets (95-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 30-28, 14-25, 25-21.
When it comes to explaining why Elmwood-Murdock lost, don't look at Zoe Zierott. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs. With that strong performance, Zierott is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Elmwood-Murdock has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Weeping Water, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
Elmwood-Murdock will challenge Cedar Bluffs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elmwood-Murdock is facing Cedar Bluffs at the right time seeing as Cedar Bluffs is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Weeping Water, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Tekamah-Herman at 9:00 a.m. Weeping Water will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Tekamah-Herman will have lost four straight heading into Saturday's matchup.
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