The Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado will take on the Murphysboro Red Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paducah Tilghman has seven straight wins, Murphysboro has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Paducah Tilghman beats Murphysboro with 12 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Paducah Tilghman's way against Carlisle County on Thursday as Paducah Tilghman made off with a 12-1 victory. Considering the Blue Tornado have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophie Key was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Mia Bobbitt was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Paducah Tilghman hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Murphysboro's offense. They came up short against Marion on Thursday, falling 13-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Red Devils were not able to get on the board.
Murphysboro's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Paducah Tilghman, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
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