After starting their season with five straight games on the road, North Cobb Christian is finally coming home. They will host the Murray County Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, North Cobb Christian came up short against North Murray and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Murray County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Bruins 15-4. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for the Indians this season.
Murray County got a great performance from Alyssa Barnett as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Blakelee Ledford was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Charlsey Richards, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murray County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
North Cobb Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Murray County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
North Cobb Christian took their win against Murray County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 13-5. Does North Cobb Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murray County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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