North Murray came into Tuesday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Union County Panthers a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mountaineers have posted since August 17th.
Not much got past Jazmyn Wright, who gave up just four hits to keep Union County off the board. Wright has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lily Beavers, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadence Mulkey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Murray's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17. As for Union County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
North Murray will head out to take on Rockmart at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rockmart's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so North Murray's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Union County, they will square off against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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