The Murphy Panthers will head out to take on the Blount Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blount took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Murphy, who comes in off a win.
Murphy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 66-55 victory over Saraland.
Meanwhile, Blount was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 52-41 defeat to Saraland. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Spartans are ranked 42nd).
Murphy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Blount, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Murphy strolled past Blount when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 53-37. Will Murphy repeat their success, or does Blount have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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