Murphy fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Swain County on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Maroon Devils by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, Murphy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Murphy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3-1. As for Swain County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.
Murphy wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 4-0 victory against Highlands on the 27th. As for Swain County, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 10-1 win against Blue Ridge Early College on the 25th.
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