After each having a week off, the Highland Tech Rams and the Murphy Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland Tech is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Highland Tech's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Gaston two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Warriors on the road and fell 38-0.
Meanwhile, Murphy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine two weeks ago. They breezed by the Braves to the tune of 35-6. Considering the Bulldogs have won four matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Grant looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. 82 of Grant's passing yards were hauled in by Ryan Payne.
Murphy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Shore and Colby Beavers.
Murphy's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Highland Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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