The Murphy Bulldogs will challenge the Summit Charter Academy Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Summit Charter Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Murphy's offense. They lost 5-0 to Highlands. While losing is never fun, Murphy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 546th, while Highlands are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Summit Charter Academy came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Yellowjackets get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. Considering Summit Charter Academy have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, another big win was nothing new.
Summit Charter Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-2-1. As for Murphy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last 10 contests. That's taken a bite out of their 2-10-2 record this season.
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