Murray County had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-2 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Cartersville Hurricanes by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.
As for Cartersville, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Those one runs were actually the fewest they have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
For Cartersville's part, not much got past Zoie Shiflett, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Murray County off the board. Shiflett has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cartersville's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lakiaya Banks, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Sam Evans also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
While Murray County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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