Murphy hasn't had much luck against Robbinsville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Murphy Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Robbinsville Black Knights at 8:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Murphy came up short against Hayesville and fell 62-54.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville entered their tilt with Copper Basin on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 68-30 victory over the Cougars. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-8.
Robbinsville pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Murphy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Things could have been worse for Murphy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-51 loss to Robbinsville when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robbinsville's Darion Ledbetter, who went 7 for 16 en route to 22 points and eight steals. Now that Murphy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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