The Towns County Indians will take on the Murphy Bulldogs in a tournament on Friday. Towns County will be strutting in after a victory while Murphy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Towns County earned a 50-43 win over Hayesville. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 244th in Georgia, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 510th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Murphy lost to Franklin on the road by a 79-60 margin on Monday.
Towns County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Towns County came up short against Murphy in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 61-54. Thankfully for Towns County, Zach Skogen (who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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