The Robbinsville Black Knights will square off against the Murphy Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Robbinsville took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 46-16 victory over Cherokee at home. With the Black Knights ahead 33-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Murphy entered their tilt with Hayesville on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Yellowjackets 44-0 on the road. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robbinsville's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Murphy, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Robbinsville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Murphy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Murphy's Hunter Stalcup, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Robbinsville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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