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| 04/04/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/06/23 - Away | 1-1 T |
| 03/07/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/18/22 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 03/14/22 - Away | 5-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Franklin is 7-0-1 against Murphy since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Panthers will host the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Franklin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against West Henderson on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Falcons. While losing is never fun, Franklin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while West Henderson are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Murphy's offense. They came up short against Highlands on Monday, falling 3-0. Murphy have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 9-6-1. As for Franklin, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-11-1.
Everything went Franklin's way against Murphy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Franklin made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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