Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Murphy walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the Elkin Buckin' Elks 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-97) Murphy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 14-25, 15-13.
The victory got Murphy back to even at 11-11. As for Elkin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-16.
Coming up, Murphy will welcome Cornerstone Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cardinals will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something the Bulldogs surely won't give up without a fight. Elkin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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