The Murphy Panthers will face off against the Williamson Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murphy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Williamson will come in with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Murphy had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of Spanish Fort. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Toros are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Williamson didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Rain on Friday, but they still walked away with a 6-2 victory. The six-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Williamson wouldn't let Rain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Elijah Lucky, Trey Pettway, and Pettway picked up one apiece. Pettway is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Rain's side was Dontaye Bush, who picked up three sacks, made eight total tackles, and made eight total tackles.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Williamson, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Murphy lost to Williamson at home by a decisive 22-6 margin when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Can Murphy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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