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| 04/26/24 - Home | 8-13 L |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 7-18 L |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 1-8 L |
| 05/01/23 - Home | 4-8 L |
| 03/17/22 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Murphy and Swain County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Murphy Bulldogs will host the Swain County Maroon Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphy has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Murphy's offense. They came up short against Towns County on Thursday, falling 11-0. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Swain County). They blew past Hiwassee Dam 20-3 on Friday. The Maroon Devils have beaten the Eagles the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
The win got Swain County back to even at 3-3. As for Murphy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Murphy couldn't quite get it done against Swain County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 13-8. Can Murphy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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