The Murray County Indians will take on the North Murray Mountaineers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Murray County will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a eight-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Coahulla Creek by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since August 1st.
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. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Murray hadn't done well against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. North Murray never let Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win 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, the team relied heavily on Jaylen Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadence Mulkey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Murray County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for North Murray, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-19.
Murray County beat North Murray 7-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Does Murray County have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Murray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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