Murray has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Hurricane Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Murray's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups.
In what's become a running theme this season, Murray gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Jordan 19-2.
The team relied heavily on Lyndee Marshall, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Eleanor Myers was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Hurricane had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Cedar last Thursday. Hurricane has struggled against Cedar recently, as their game last Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Emma Patterson and Ruby Seely did some serious damage despite the final result: Patterson scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Seely scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Murray is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Hurricane, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Murray hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hurricane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Murray came up short against Hurricane in their previous matchup back in March, falling 10-5. Can Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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