Swain County is on a five-game streak of home losses, the Bulldogs a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Swain County Maroon Devils will take on the Murphy Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Swain County was the victim of a rough 52-28 loss at the hands of the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, Swain County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 206th).
Meanwhile, Murphy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 51-46 to the Black Knights. Murphy has not had much luck with the Black Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Swain County has not been sharp recently as the team's lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Murphy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Swain County beat the Bulldogs 40-29 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Swain County have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
