Woods Cross and Murray squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Woods Cross had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Murray Spartans by a score of 3-2. Woods Cross has not had much luck with Murray recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Harley Vicchrilli was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Beau Blackwell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Woods Cross didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Murray only tossed three.
On Murray's side, they got a great performance from Chase Fleming as he tossed 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Reece, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Woods Cross' loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Murray, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Woods Cross does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murray, they are on the road again on Monday to play Maple Mountain. Murray is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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