In what's become a running theme this season, Murray gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let the Granger Lancers onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Murray.
Chase Fleming tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Bode Gladhart relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Cooper Wilson and Easton Floyd did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Floyd went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Reece, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Granger's side, they got a good showing from Michael Wayman, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Murray pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Granger, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Murray will have a chance to go back-to-back against Granger: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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