Soccer Preview: Murphy vs. Faith Academy
Murphy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Faith Academy Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Murphy fell victim to Saraland and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Spartans. Murphy has struggled against Saraland recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Faith Academy stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Elberta a 3-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Faith Academy sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Olivia Fell and
Joscie Kemper, who scored all three of Faith Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Faith Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season.
Murphy might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Faith Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can Murphy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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