The Swain County Maroon Devils will challenge the Murphy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Swain County has given up an average of 3.4 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Swain County managed to slip by Summit Charter the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Maroon Devils lost 6-0 to the Bears on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for Swain County seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, Murphy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 3-0 shutout. Murphy's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matchups.
Swain County's loss dropped their record down to 2-7-2. As for Murphy, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
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