It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Plainfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Martinsville Artesians and snuck past 5-4. The victory was familiar territory for Plainfield who now have five in a row.
Plainfield got a great performance from Sidney Parks as she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Parks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kylie Fish, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maci Hanlin, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Martinsville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Massey-Deckard, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-3.
Plainfield's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Martinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Plainfield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Martinsville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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