Murphy stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hayesville Yellowjackets a 16-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Murphy as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Paisley Johnson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Murphy got a massive performance out of Sania Wilson, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Julia Dockery was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and four RBI.
On Hayesville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Callie Long, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Murphy's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Hayesville, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Murphy will head out on the road to face off against Swain County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Murphy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Hayesville, they will be playing at home against Robbinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hayesville has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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