After flying high against Baker on Thursday, Murphy came back down to earth. The Panthers took a 67-52 bruising from the Hoover Buccaneers on Friday.
Despite the loss, Murphy still got an impressive performance from Cordairus Dixon, who posted 22 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Landyn Carson-Owens, who put up six points.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Coming up, Murphy and Faith Academy will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for Hoover, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Vigor at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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