The Murphy Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Murphy sitting on 12 straight wins and Mountain Heritage on 11.
Murphy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 34-21 victory over Robbinsville.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mountain Heritage took on East Wilkes on Friday. Mountain Heritage blew past East Wilkes 38-14. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won nine contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Brandon Quinn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards.
Mountain Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mountain Heritage's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Murphy, their record is now 12-1.
Murphy was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain Heritage in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, winning 22-10. Will Murphy repeat their success, or does Mountain Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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