The Murray Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Murray sitting on four straight wins and Tooele on five.
On Tuesday, Murray narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hillcrest 2-1.
Summer Stewart was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over nine innings pitched. Stewart has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Harrison, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tooele stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jordan as Tooele made off with an 18-0 win.
Olivia Nelson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyric Nelson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Murray's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. As for Tooele, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Murray has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Tooele struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Murray came out on top in a nail-biter against Tooele in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tooele's Aubrie Hansen, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Murray still be able to contain Hansen? There's only one way to find out.
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