Football Recap: Murphy Bulldogs vs. Hayesville Yellowjackets
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Murphy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Hayesville Yellowjackets out of the water with a 44-0 final score. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jonah Hedden and he. Hedden rushed for 118 yards on only eight carries while he rushed for 118 yards on only eight carries. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murphy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Murphy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Hayesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Murphy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 14-7 win against Robbinsville on the 11th. As for Hayesville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-7 victory against Swain County on the 11th.
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