North Murray hasn't had much luck against Rockmart recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Murray Mountaineers will challenge the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. North Murray will be strutting in after a win while Rockmart will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, North Murray finally turned things around against Union County on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 7-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mountaineers have posted since August 17th.
Not much got past Jazmyn Wright, who gave up just four hits to keep Union County off the board. Wright has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lily Beavers was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadence Mulkey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rockmart unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Coahulla Creek by a score of 5-3.
Kaylee Huckaby spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Madi Sanders made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
North Murray's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17. As for Rockmart, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
North Murray might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Rockmart in their previous meeting back in August. Can North Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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