Two dominant guards in Jayden Mangram and Jase Matthews are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Murphy Panthers and the Greene County Wildcats will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Murphy saw some tournament action on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 86-71 win over Richton.
Meanwhile, Greene County made easy work of Christian Collegiate Academy on Thursday and carried off a 58-36 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Murphy better focus on containing Matthews and Cordarius Molten as the pair were huge in Greene County's win. Matthews went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points along with eight boards and seven steals, while Molten went 6 of 15 on his way to 15 points along with six boards and five steals. Molten has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julaine Graves, who posted 11 points.
Greene County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Murphy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Greene County, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
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