After flying high against Jordan last Wednesday, Murray came back down to earth. Murray fell 16-11 to the Tooele Buffaloes on Friday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Buffaloes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Lyndee Marshall was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaylee Winterhalder, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Spartans
| 03/28/25 vs Tooele | 56.8% |
| 03/25/25 @ Hillcrest | 51.2% |
| 03/22/25 @ Hunter | 54.5% |
| 03/21/25 vs Skyline | 34.8% |
| 03/21/25 vs Springville | 50% |
| + 3 more games |
Even though they lost, Murray always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Murray's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-5. As for Tooele, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season.
Murray will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East at 3:30 p.m. on April 7. East has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.3 runs per game on average), something Murray will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Tooele, they will host Cottonwood at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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