Football Preview: Murphy Panthers vs. Williamson Lions
The Murphy Panthers will challenge the Williamson Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murphy, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Williamson's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, Murphy took a blow against Spanish Fort, falling 44-6. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Toros are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 6-2 victory over Rain. The six-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Williamson wouldn't let Rain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Elijah Lucky, Trey Pettway, and Pettway picked up one apiece. Pettway is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Rain's side was Dontaye Bush, who picked up three sacks, made eight total tackles, and made eight total tackles.
Murphy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Williamson, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Murphy lost to Williamson at home by a decisive 22-6 margin when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Can Murphy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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