Baseball Game Preview: Murray Spartans vs. Kearns Cougars

For the second straight game, Murray will face off against Kearns. Murray will welcome Kearns at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Murray is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

If Murray beats Kearns with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Murray didn't even let Kearns on the board on Wednesday, marking Murray's second-straight 10-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.

Danny Blaylock

Batters Struck Out

03/26/25 @ Kearns	3
03/15/25 vs Stansbury	2
03/14/25 vs Carbon	1
05/21/24 vs Box Elder	1
05/17/24 vs Woods Cross	0
05/07/24 vs Kearns	3

Not much got past Danny Blaylock, who gave up just three hits to keep Kearns off the board. What's more, Blaylock posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Atticus Rogers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Ryan Lobach, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Murray was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearns only posted a batting average of .150.

Kearns is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4. As for Murray, their win bumped their record up to 5-0-1.

Kearns' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Murray hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Kearns, though, as they've only averaged .173. Will they be able to contain Murray's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.