After flying high against Lighthouse Christian last Thursday, Murtaugh came back down to earth. The Murtaugh Red Devils fell 42-31 to the Oakley Hornets on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost three in a row.
Murtaugh's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Oakley, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Murtaugh will head out to square off against Dietrich at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Dietrich's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. As for Oakley, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they will take on Hagerman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hagerman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps