Murphy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Cherokee Braves, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in August.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-20, 25-15.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Cherokee, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Murphy and Cherokee could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Bulldogs (ranked 370th) will meet Franklin (ranked 47th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cherokee will challenge North Iredell at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (123 vs. 24).
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