Basketball Recap: Murphy Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Central	44
12/27/24 vs Muscle Shoals	22
12/19/24 @ Richton	15
12/20/24 @ Greene County	4
12/17/24 vs Vigor	-13

Murphy waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Muscle Shoals Trojans with a sharp 70-48 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.

Murphy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Muscle Shoals, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Murphy and Minor will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Minor has won five straight at home, while Murphy won five straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change. As for Muscle Shoals, they and Northridge will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Northridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.