Baseball Game Preview: Martinsville Artesians vs. Bloomington North Cougars

The Martinsville Artesians will venture away from home to take on the Bloomington North Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Martinsville is looking for their season's first victory.

Martinsville is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since May 15, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Greenwood, falling 15-4.

Rhys Wolf

Stolen Base

04/16/25 vs Greenwood	2
04/15/25 @ Greenwood	2
04/11/25 @ Northview	6

Rhys Wolf made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

Meanwhile, Bloomington North entered their game against Shakamak on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cougars fell just short of the Lakers by a score of 2-1. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Bloomington North's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Martinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Martinsville couldn't quite get it done against Bloomington North in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can the Artesians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.