After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four matchups, Murphy finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 4-0 to the Polk County Wolverines. While losing is never fun, Murphy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Polk County are ranked 87th).
Bulldogs
| 04/18/25 vs Polk County | 0-4 |
| 04/16/25 vs Tri-County | 5-0 |
| 04/03/25 @ Tri-County | 9-0 |
| 04/02/25 vs Cherokee | 6-0 |
| 03/27/25 @ Highlands | 4-0 |
With the defeat, Murphy broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4-1. As for Polk County, they pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Murphy has already played their next contest, a 9-0 win against Blue Ridge Early College on the 21st. As for Polk County, they will square off against East Henderson at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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