The North Murray Mountaineers will head out to face off against the Murray County Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murray County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on North Murray, who comes in off a win.
North Murray's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Pepperell 8-0.
North Murray got a great performance from Chanley Langham as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Langham has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Malone, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 11 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Coram, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, while it was Murray County who put the first runs on the board on Monday, it was LaFayette who put up more. The Indians fell just short of the Ramblers by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Ramblers: they've now lost six in a row.
Blaklee Ledford was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run was her first of the season.
North Murray is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-15 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Murray County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Everything went North Murray's way against Murray County when the teams last played back in September, as North Murray made off with a 10-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mountaineers since the team 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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