It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Starmount can now relate to. They fell 14-2 to the Murphy Bulldogs on Friday. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Deuce Best threw for 64 yards on five of 14 attempts. Corey Armstrong was his top target, picking up 35 receiving yards.
Rams
| 12/05/25 @ Murphy | 2-14 |
| 11/28/25 vs Mitchell | 58-22 |
| 11/21/25 vs South Stanly | 35-0 |
| 11/14/25 vs Cherryville | 56-7 |
| 10/31/25 vs Ashe County | 56-0 |
The defeat snapped Starmount's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-3 record. As for Murphy, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Starmount does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murphy, they will square off against Tarboro at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Vikings have now posted at least 31 points in their last ten contests.
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