The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) and the host Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), observed Franklin's basketball team overcome Murphy by a margin of 39-23.

The Panthers (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Murphy (Murphy, NC). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Murphy dropped by Franklin (Franklin, NC), 39-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 23. Murphy will attempt to better on its 4-1 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 39-23 non-league win over Murphy (Murphy, NC).