Football Game Preview: Murphy Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 2:08am

Football Preview: Murphy Bulldogs vs. West Henderson Falcons

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The Murphy Bulldogs are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the West Henderson Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Murphy will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Heard County on Friday. Murphy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Heard County 29-27. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 141st in North Carolina, while the Braves are ranked 304th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cameron Clem went supernova for Murphy, rushing for 85 yards and four touchdowns.

Murphy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Adam Cook and Aayden Williams.

Meanwhile, West Henderson didn't have too much trouble with Hendersonville at home on Friday as they won 35-19.

The victory got Murphy back to even at 1-1. As for West Henderson, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.

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