Basketball Recap: Cale Harger's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Murphy over Robbinsville

Murphy lost against Robbinsville back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Murphy Bulldogs fell to the Robbinsville Black Knights 60-55. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Murphy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cale Harger, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradey Golden, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points.

Murphy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Robbinsville, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.

Murphy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-39 victory against Swain County on the 31st. As for Robbinsville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-46 win against Andrews on the 31st.