For the second straight game, Murphy will face off against Swain County. The Bulldogs will take on the Maroon Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Murphy nor Swain County made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Maroon Devils by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Maroon Devils: they've now lost four in a row.
For Swain County's part, Rylee Rawls made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rawls has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Rawls wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carley Teesateskie, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Swain County's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Murphy, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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