The Murphy Bulldogs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Highland Tech Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Murphy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 101 points over their last three matches.
If Murphy beats Highland Tech with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Murphy blew past Cherokee 35-6 two weeks ago. Considering the Bulldogs have won four contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Murphy can attribute much of their success to Brady Grant, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 82 of Grant's passing yards were hauled in by Ryan Payne.
Murphy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Shore and Colby Beavers.
Meanwhile, Highland Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against East Gaston, falling 38-0.
Murphy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points per game. As for Highland Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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