The Spanish Fort Toros will take on the Murphy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Spanish Fort is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Saraland, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Spanish Fort was ranked 18th). Spanish Fort came up short against Saraland on Friday, falling 42-17. The loss was the Toros' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Murphy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of St. Paul's Episcopal. 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 169th, while the Saints are ranked 33rd).
Spanish Fort's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1. As for Murphy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Spanish Fort against Murphy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 42-9 victory. In that match, Spanish Fort amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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