Murphy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats, falling 23-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 last Monday.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for St. Luke's Episcopal, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Murphy will square off against Blount at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphy has given up an average of 15.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for St. Luke's Episcopal, they are taking a road trip to square off against Clarke County at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clarke County has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.86 runs per game on average), something St. Luke's Episcopal will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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