Basketball Game Preview: Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats vs. Murphy Bulldogs

Blue Ridge Early College is 0-10 against Murphy since January of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Murphy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.

Blue Ridge Early College is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 50-19 loss at the hands of Rosman.

Meanwhile, Murphy had just enough and edged Highlands out 35-32 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Murphy has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Blue Ridge Early College, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.

Blue Ridge Early College was taken down by Murphy 70-26 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Blue Ridge Early College was down 44-9.