There's no place like home for Murphysboro, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Waltonville Spartans a 3-0 shutout on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Murphysboro, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Murphysboro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blaire Fox, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Murphysboro's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Waltonville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Murphysboro will be playing at home against Ste. Genevieve at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphysboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Ste. Genevieve's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Waltonville, they will head out on the road to face off against Fairfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairfield knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Waltonville likes a good challenge.
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