There's no place like home for Murphy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Hiwassee Dam Eagles 3-2. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles on Thursday, too.
Paisley Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Murphy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hensley, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Another was Julia Dockery, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Bulldogs
| 04/24/25 vs Hiwassee Dam | 3-2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Andrews | 19-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Franklin | 5-4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Robbinsville | 10-5 |
Murphy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hiwassee Dam, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-7.
Murphy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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