The Martin County Cardinals will head out to take on the East Ridge Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Martin County will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Martin County not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 17th. Everything went their way against Fairview as they made off with an 8-2 victory. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
East Ridge never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Magoffin County last Wednesday. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 10-6. The win was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Martin County's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for East Ridge, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-8.
Martin County came out on top in a nail-biter against East Ridge when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals 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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