Baseball Preview: Kearns Cougars vs. Murray Spartans
Kearns is 0-7 against Murray since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Kearns Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Murray Spartans at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kearns took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Hunter by a score of 9-4.
Ariaz Bandra made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Bandra was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Good, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Murray entered their tilt with West Jordan with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 11-1 win on Friday. Considering Murray has won 14 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jamison Vigil tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Easton Floyd, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Kason Bleckert was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Kearns' record now sits at 4-12. As for Murray, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Kearns came up short against Murray in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Kearns, DAVIS FOSTER (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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