Murray County is 1-8 against Rockmart since August of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Murray County Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Murray County didn't have quite enough to beat Union County and fell 5-4. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emerie Bohannon spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Blakelee Ledford made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Callan Ledford, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Murray County lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rockmart won against North Murray two weeks ago with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Rockmart blew past Ringgold 9-1. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Bri Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiley Statham, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Murray County now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Rockmart, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Murray County suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Rockmart in their previous meeting back in September. Can Murray County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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