Softball Recap: Martinsville Has No Trouble Against North Central

Artesians

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ Greenwood	15
04/12/25 vs Paris	15
04/16/25 vs Greenwood	12
04/12/25 vs Sullivan	11
04/26/25 vs North Central	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Terre Haute North Vigo, Martinsville was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Everything went their way against the North Central Panthers as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Artesians, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Destiny Forler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Forler was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Martinsville got a big performance out of Aubrie Shepherd, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Nevada Plummer, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Martinsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

With the win, Martinsville broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-8. As for North Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-1 record this season.

Martinsville will be playing in front of their home fans against Whiteland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Central, they will take on Terre Haute North Vigo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Patriots have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.