Baseball Recap: Murray Gets the Win

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Camden Central	10
03/22/25 @ Hickman County	10
03/21/25 vs Carlisle County	9
03/08/25 @ Henderson County	6

Murray won against Hickman County last Saturday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Murray beat the Camden Central Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.

Avery Starks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Eli Whitaker was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

Murray always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Murray's record now sits at 5-1. As for Camden Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Murray will host St. Mary at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Murray will need to watch out since St. Mary has now posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season. As for Camden Central, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Camden Central Lions take on Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday.