The Gilmer Bobcats and the Murphy Bulldogs will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gilmer is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 10, 2024 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-23 victory over Adairsville. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Murphy). They really took it to Blue Ridge Early College for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-7 win. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Murphy has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Gilmer, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7.
Gilmer didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Murphy when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. Will Gilmer repeat their success, or does Murphy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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