North Murray waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gordon Central Warriors an 8-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for North Murray, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luke Maton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brylan Bond, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jayden Scott was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
North Murray's win bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Gordon Central, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
North Murray will head out on the road to face off against Rockmart at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gordon Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fannin County at 5:00 p.m. Gordon Central is facing Fannin County at the right time seeing as Fannin County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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