Soccer Preview: Murphy vs. Swain County
The Murphy Bulldogs will face off against the Swain County Maroon Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphy took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Andrews a 4-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Swain County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Jaguars 3-2.
Evan Hall and
Homer Lawless scored all three of Swain County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Murphy's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Swain County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5-1 record this season.
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