The Graves County Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Murray Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Friday, Graves County didn't have quite enough to beat Caldwell County and fell 10-9.
Murray let Trigg County stack four runs on them in the sixth inning on Friday but luckily Murray prevailed anyway. The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats, sneaking past 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jacob Crady made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Murray is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-8 otherwise. Crady was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Haden Parker was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Cody Garner, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Graves County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Murray, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Graves County came out on top in a nail-biter against Murray in their previous meeting on Tuesday, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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