Soccer Preview: Murphy vs. Highlands
Murphy hasn't had much luck against Highlands recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Murphy Bulldogs will welcome the Highlands Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphy will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Blue Ridge Early College, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Murphy came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Ridge Early College on Monday, sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Jerry Bui and
Tyler Payne scored all three of Murphy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highlands). They put the hurt on Cherokee with a sharp 9-1 victory on Monday. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by four goals or more this season.
Murphy's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Highlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season.
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