Mountain Heritage is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Murphy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountain Heritage Cougars will host the Murphy Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Murphy likes a good challenge.
Mountain Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against East Wilkes as Mountain Heritage made off with a 38-14 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 24 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brandon Quinn, who rushed 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 matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Murphy beat Robbinsville 34-21 on Friday.
Mountain Heritage's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Murphy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Mountain Heritage came up short against Murphy when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 22-10. Can Mountain Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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