The Murphy Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Saraland Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Murphy has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Saraland will arrive with seven straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Murphy took on Baldwin County on Friday. The contest between Murphy and Baldwin County wasn't particularly close, with Murphy falling 22-6.
Meanwhile, Saraland faced St. Paul's Episcopal in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Saraland snuck past St. Paul's Episcopal with a 19-14 win. The 19-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Murphy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Saraland, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Murphy was dealt a bruising 54-6 loss at the hands of Saraland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Murphy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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