Soccer Recap: Swain County Picks Up 12th Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports May 3, 2025, 10:31am

Soccer Recap: Swain County vs. Murphy

Maroon Devils

Previous Games

05/01/25 vs Murphy2-1
04/29/25 vs Tri-County9-0
04/28/25 @ Cherokee9-0
04/21/25 @ Highlands6-2
04/08/25 vs Hayesville10-0
+ 7 more games

Swain County entered their tilt with Murphy on Thursday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Bulldogs. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Swain County were the better team in the second half.

Mya Burrows-Kurr was the driving force of Swain County's attack as she scored both of Swain County's goals, bringing her season total up to 37 goals.

Swain County's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. As for Murphy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Swain County is set to square off against their familiar foe Hayesville at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Murphy will face off against rival Highlands at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

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