Softball Recap: Martinsville Artesians vs. Bloomington North Cougars
The third road matchup was the charm for Martinsville, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bloomington North Cougars on Friday and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Martinsville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Destiny Forler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Martinsville's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Massey-Deckard, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Paycee Lewis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Bloomington North's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Parrish, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Martinsville's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Bloomington North, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Martinsville will head out on the road to challenge Eastern Greene at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bloomington North, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Columbus North at 5:30 p.m.
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