Murdock has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Fitchburg Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fitchburg took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Murdock, who comes in off a win.
Murdock's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Whitinsville Christian 12-0.
Kassandra Santos tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kenndra Lamb was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Bauver, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fitchburg is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 17-1 to Leominster on Friday.
Murdock pushed their record up to 4-15 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Fitchburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Murdock suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Fitchburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Murdock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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