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05/13/24 - Away | 14-11 W |
06/03/23 - Home | 13-5 W |
05/27/23 - Home | 7-8 L |
05/23/23 - Home | 5-3 W |
04/22/22 - Away | 1-11 L |
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Murray County Central is 8-2 against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murray County Central's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Mountain Lake/Comfrey. The victory continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with Mountain Lake/Comfrey: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lakeview on Thursday. The Panthers walked away with an 11-6 win over the Lakers.
Connor Lanoue made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Lanoue was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jackson Kruse and Taylor Squires did most of the damage at the plate: Kruse scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Squires scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Trevor Smith was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Murray County Central, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Murray County Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 14-11. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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