Kearns's hitters rose to the challenge against a Spartans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.14 runs allowed on Tuesday. The Kearns Cougars had just enough and edged the Murray Spartans out 10-8. This was a revenge match for Kearns, as the team was forced to settle for a 13-1 loss when these two played last Monday.
Ariaz Bandra and Carson Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Bandra scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Evans scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Raul Zapata, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Murray's side, they got a good showing from Danny Blaylock, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Blaylock has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Easton Floyd was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lino Healy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Murray didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearns only tossed three.
Kearns' win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Murray, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-4.
Kearns will have a chance to go back-to-back against Murray: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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