The Murphy Panthers and the Central Falcons will round out the year against one another at at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Murphy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.1 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Murphy took on Greene County on Friday. Murphy managed a 60-56 win over Greene County. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 50th in Alabama, while the Wildcats are ranked 168th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Cordairus Dixon and Jase Matthews. Dixon had a great game and went 9 of 17 en route to 21 points and five steals. Meanwhile, Matthews was balling out in the loss, going 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Scottsboro an easy 53-29 victory.
Murphy's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.2 points per game. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
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