Murray was the 8-0 winner over Cyprus when they last played one another back in June of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Murray Spartans might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to the Cyprus Pirates, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Murray has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Murray saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Reece, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Murray didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cyprus only tossed seven.
On Cyprus' side, Gabriel Kendrick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
Murray now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Cyprus, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
While Murray had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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