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| 03/21/25 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 04/22/24 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 0-0 T |
| 03/20/23 - Away | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Murphy is 8-0-2 against Blue Ridge Early College since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bulldogs will challenge the Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Murphy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Polk County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Wolverines, falling 4-0. The shutout was out of character for Murphy seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge Early College was not able to break out of their rough patch on April 3rd as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Swain County. While losing is never fun, Blue Ridge Early College can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 458th, while Swain County are ranked 146th).
Blue Ridge Early College's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1.
Murphy took their win against Blue Ridge Early College in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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