Smoky Mountain lost against Murphy back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs came up short against the Murphy Bulldogs, falling 12-2.
Smoky Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mica Tiger-Harlan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Smoky Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Murphy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Smoky Mountain will challenge Pisgah at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Smoky Mountain has given up an average of 11.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Murphy, they will square off against Swain County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Murphy 3.4, Swain County 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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