The Murphy Bulldogs will face off against the Robbinsville Black Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rosman 71-0 on Friday. The Bulldogs have beaten the Tigers the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Swain County 23-20.
The critical scores for Robbinsville came from Eli Lambert, Luke Lovin, and Isiac Collins.
Robbinsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Xamuel Wachacha.
Murphy's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Robbinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Murphy beat Robbinsville 34-21 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Black Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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