Stewart County can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over the Murray Tigers. The victory was just what Stewart County needed coming off of a 12-5 defeat in their prior matchup.
Ema Borden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Borden was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Addison Fitzhugh and Addison Arnold did most of the damage at the plate: Fitzhugh went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double, while Arnold scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Fitzhugh is crushing it when it comes to RBI: she's brought in at least three every time she's taken the field this season. Cara Bucciarelli was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Murray's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Chapman, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Stewart County made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Murray, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Stewart County will be playing in front of their home fans against Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Murray will take on Hopkins County Central at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Murray has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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