For the second straight game, Murray County will face off against Union County. The Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Murray County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Union County will come in with four straight victories.
Murray County came up short against Union County on Thursday, falling 9-1.
For Union County's part, Bentley Rich made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Rich a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Union County let Maddox Patton and Jackson Nichols run wild. Patton went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Nichols went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Murray County's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Union County, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
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