North Murray is 2-8 against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Murray Mountaineers will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
North Murray's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Coahulla Creek on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Murray saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Watson, who went 2-for-3 with a double. What's more, Watson also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Union County 2-1.
Lakely Parrish spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
North Murray's loss dropped their record down to 6-19. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their record is now 8-10.
North Murray might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe when the teams last played 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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