Softball Recap: Murphysboro Red Devils vs. Pinckneyville Panthers
Murphysboro can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Pinckneyville Panthers as the Murphysboro Red Devils made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Murphysboro who now have five in a row.
Ayla Smith was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Smith has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marteena Clover, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Ciara Fulmer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Murphysboro pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Pinckneyville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Murphysboro will take on Salem at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Salem is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Pinckneyville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Nashville at 4:30 a.m. Nashville will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Pinckneyville surely won't give up without a fight.
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