The North Murray Mountaineers will head out to take on the Murray County Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Murray County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Murray, who comes in off a win.
North Murray's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mountaineers have posted since August 10th.
The result came thanks to Jazmyn Wright's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jaylen Jones was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kaitlyn Malone was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Murray County suffered their closest loss since August 1st on Tuesday. They fell just short of Coahulla Creek by a score of 4-2.
Murray County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kholee Fouts, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. What's more, Fouts also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in August.
She wasn't the only one working in the strikeouts department: Murray County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
North Murray's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-19. As for Murray County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
North Murray came up short against Murray County in their previous matchup on September 10th, falling 7-2. Can North Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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