There's no place like home for Murphy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Saraland Spartans by a score of 66-55 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
01/07/25 vs Saraland | 20 |
12/27/24 vs Muscle Shoals | 19 |
12/04/24 vs Rain | 19 |
11/19/24 vs Daphne | 17 |
12/03/24 vs Cottage Hill Christian Academy | 14 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murphy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kinley Simmons, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Simmons a new career-high. Jayden Mangram was another key player, going 7 of 14 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds.
Murphy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Saraland, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-3.
Murphy has already played their next match, a 66-58 win against Blount on the 10th. As for Saraland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 40-35 victory against Theodore on the 10th.
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