Basketball Game Preview: Blount Leopards vs. Murphy Panthers

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Previous Games

01/26/24 - Home	35-42 L
01/12/24 - Away	39-26 W
01/27/23 - Away	42-45 L
01/13/23 - Home	34-31 W
01/25/19 - Away	58-42 W
+ 5 more games

Blount is 8-2 against Murphy since November of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blount Leopards will be playing in front of their home fans against the Murphy Panthers at 6:00 p.m.

Blount will face Murphy after dropping another heartbreaker against Theodore on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Blount was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to Theodore. It was the first time this season that the Leopards let down their fans at home.

Murphy's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Theodore on Tuesday. Murphy walked away with a 43-33 victory over Saraland.

The win got Murphy back to even at 9-9. As for Blount, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.

Blount came up short against Murphy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 42-35. Can Blount avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.