Baseball Preview: Murray Spartans vs. Granger Lancers
The Murray Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Granger Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Murray is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Murray put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Granger onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Murray.
Murray got a great performance from Chase Fleming as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Fleming has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Bode Gladhart relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Murray let Cooper Wilson and Easton Floyd loose on the outfield. Wilson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Floyd went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Reece, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Murray pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Granger, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
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