Murray County is 0-10 against Sonoraville since August of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Murray County Indians will head out to take on the Sonoraville Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murray County will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Murray County had just enough and edged Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe out 6-5 on Wednesday.
Emerie Bohannon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blakelee Ledford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The last time her batting average was this high was back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayleigh Amos, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sonoraville never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Ringgold.
Not much got past Lila Mullinax, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Ringgold off the board. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Taylor Martin was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Sonoraville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Murray County now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sonoraville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Murray County came up short against Sonoraville in their previous meeting back in August, falling 7-3. Can Murray County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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