Murphy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Christ the King is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Murphy Bulldogs will host the Christ the King Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Murphy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 62-6 victory over Highland Tech. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Christ the King and Alleghany met for a duel on Friday where Christ the King prevailed. Christ the King sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-28 win over Alleghany. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since October 13, 2023.
Christ the King found their leader in freshman Rhett Decker, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Decker has become a key player for Christ the King: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise.
Decker was just one part of a punishing run game: Christ the King was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Christ the King: they were averaging 93.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 167.8.
Christ the King has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Murphy, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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