After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Smoky Mountain, Murphy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cherokee Braves a 7-0 shutout. Murphy have beaten Cherokee the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Cherokee has come to flipping the script.

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| 03/09/26 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 04/02/25 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 03/06/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 03/07/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
The win got Murphy back to even at 1-1. As for Cherokee, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Murphy wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Pisgah on the 10th. As for Cherokee, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 4-0 win against Hayesville on the 10th.
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