The Hurricane Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Murray Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Hurricane is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hurricane had to settle for a 10-8 defeat against Cedar. Hurricane has struggled against Cedar recently, as their contest last Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Emma Patterson and Ruby Seely stepped up to the plate in a big way. Patterson scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Seely scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Murray can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 19-2 margin over Jordan. The win was nothing new for Murray as they're now sitting on five straight.
Lyndee Marshall was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanor Myers, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Hurricane's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Murray, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Hurricane 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 Murray 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.
Hurricane was able to grind out a solid victory over Murray in their previous matchup back in March, winning 10-5. Will Hurricane repeat their success, or does Murray have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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