Murphy is 2-8 against Swain County since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Murphy Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Swain County Maroon Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Swain County is hoping to do on Thursday what Hayesville couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Murphy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Murphy's defense stepped up to hand Hayesville a 9-0 shutout. Lailee Holloway was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Swain County made easy work of Tri-County on Monday and carried off a 9-0 win. Given Swain County's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Tri-County is ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Murphy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Swain County, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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