The Murray Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Graves County Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Murray's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Paducah Tilghman on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Blue Tornado. Murray has not had much luck with Paducah Tilghman recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kylie Chapman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Murray didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paducah Tilghman only tossed six.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Graves County was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to Caldwell County. Considering the last time Graves County couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Murray's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Graves County, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9.
Murray might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Graves County in their previous meeting back in March. Can Murray avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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