Given their disadvantage in the MaxPreps national rankings, Castleford should expect quite the challenge on Friday. They will look to defend their home turf against Murtaugh at 7:00 PM. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one of them is set up to suffer a discouraging change of fortune.
After having lost a blowout to Hagerman in their previous matchup, Castleford were happy to find some success last week. Castleford were fully in charge, breezing past Richfield 56-18.
Murtaugh had a rough outing against Mackay two weeks ago, but a little bit of home cooking seems to have fixed things right up. Murtaugh took their contest against Dietrich by a conclusive 42-14 score.
Their wins bumped Murtaugh to 2-1 and Castleford to 1-2. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams put up some lofty point totals in their previous games, so things might heat up even more when they meet up.
See how Castleford vs. Murtaugh plays out in the box score
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