Franklin was the 57-47 winner over Murphy when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Franklin Panthers fell 61-48 to the Murphy Bulldogs on Monday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Murphy, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Franklin Panthers challenge the Polk County Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Murphy and Towns County will round out the year against one another at on Friday. Murphy is facing Towns County at the right time seeing as Towns County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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