The Murfreesboro Rattlers will face off against the Dierks Outlaws at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Murfreesboro has three straight victories, Dierks has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Murfreesboro's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Cutter-Morning Star 16-0. Considering the Rattlers have won four games by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Dierks came up short against Spring Hill on Friday, falling 10-4.
Dierks saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maclane Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those runs were Smith's first of the season.
Murfreesboro pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Dierks, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Murfreesboro skirted past Dierks 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Murfreesboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dierks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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