The Robbinsville Black Knights will take on the Murphy Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Robbinsville comes in on three and Murphy on 11.
Robbinsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Bessemer City onto the board and left with a 19-0 win.
Meanwhile, Murphy beat Christ the King 21-11 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Crusaders are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Murphy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for Robbinsville, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Robbinsville came up short against Murphy in their previous meeting back in October, falling 14-7. Can Robbinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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