The Crittenden County Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Murray Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Crittenden County will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Union County on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Crittenden County fell just short of Union County by a score of 7-5. Crittenden County has not had much luck with Union County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Murray scored first but ultimately less than Caldwell County in their match on Monday. They lost 12-2 to the Tigers.
Murray saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shia McNutt, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Crittenden County's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Murray, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
Crittenden County came up short against Murray when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Crittenden County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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