Softball Preview: Martinsville Bluestreaks vs. Oblong Panthers
Martinsville is 2-8 against Oblong since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Martinsville Bluestreaks are on the road again to play the Oblong Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Martinsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Martinsville will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Brownstown/St. Elmo on Saturday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Martinsville fell just short of Brownstown/St. Elmo by a score of 10-8.
Brylee Reed was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off seven hits. Reed was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Addi Adams was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Olivia Lowry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Martinsville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Oblong entered their tilt with Dugger Union with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 8-7.
Oblong got a big performance out of Jorie Weber, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Layla Krick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Martinsville's record now sits at 7-13. As for Oblong, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11-1.
Martinsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Oblong when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martinsville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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