Murphysboro stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Massac County Patriots 10-3. The victory was just what Murphysboro needed coming off of a 14-0 defeat in their prior match.
Ayla Smith was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sarah Cook, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
On Massac County's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sidney Foster, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Larkin Korte, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Murphysboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Massac County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Murphysboro will head out on the road to challenge Belleville East at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Murphysboro is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Massac County, they will square off against Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Massac County is facing Harrisburg at the right time seeing as Harrisburg is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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