Softball Preview: Bloomington South Panthers vs. Martinsville Artesians
Bloomington South has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Martinsville Artesians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Bloomington South nor Martinsville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Bloomington South didn't have quite enough to beat Edgewood and fell 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bloomington South has scored all season.
Bloomington South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Reed, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bloomington South didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Martinsville suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Mooresville on Tuesday.
Bloomington South's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Martinsville, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Bloomington South came out on top in a nail-biter against Martinsville when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Martinsville's Ella Whitney, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Bloomington South to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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