The Murray Tigers will take on the St. Mary Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Murray beats St. Mary with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Murray beat Camden Central on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Avery Starks made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Whitaker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Hickman County as St. Mary made off with a 13-3 win.
Luke Sims was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Ashton Spurr, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Mary was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hickman County only posted a batting average of .263.
Murray's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Mary, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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