Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Murray County Central

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 vs Russell-Tyler-Ruthton	15
04/17/25 vs Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove	15
04/11/25 vs Tracy-Milroy-Balaton	12
04/04/25 vs Pipestone	10
05/02/25 vs Minneota	7

Murray County Central barely beat Minneota the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rebels put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 16-9 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

The victory (which was Murray County Central's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Minneota, they moved to 7-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Murray County Central will venture away from home to face off against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Minneota, they will square off against Yellow Medicine East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Sting's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them.