Basketball Recap: Martinsville Find Success

Martinsville hadn't done well against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Sunday. The Martinsville Bluestreaks walked away with a 55-48 win over Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine. This was a revenge game for the Bluestreaks: when they faced off against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine back in January, they had to take a 41-40 loss.

Despite the loss, Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine still got an impressive performance from Genna Kidwell, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 21 points in addition to eight steals and five rebounds. Kidwell has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 38 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayna Snider, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.

Bluestreaks

Previous 2 Games

02/02/25 vs Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine	55-48
02/01/25 @ Red Hill	40-38

The victory made it two in a row for Martinsville and bumps their season record up to 10-12. As for Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.

Martinsville has already played their next contest (against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 40-37 loss against Lawrenceville on the 3rd.