Kearns is 1-8 against Murray since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kearns Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Murray Spartans at 3:30 p.m.
Kearns' hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Murray's usually-dominant pitching crew. Kearns narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Murray 10-8.
For Murray's part, they got a good showing from Danny Blaylock, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Blaylock has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Easton Floyd made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lino Healy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Murray didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearns only tossed three.
Kearns' win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Murray, their defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-4.
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