The Murphy Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Summit Charter Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Murphy fought the good fight in their overtime match against Highlands on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-1. Murphy's defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Summit Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Blue Ridge Early College 4-3. The win was nothing new for Summit Charter as they're now sitting on four straight.
Summit Charter's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Murphy, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 11-3-1.
Everything went Murphy's way against Summit Charter in their previous meeting back in September, as Murphy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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