Perry Meridian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Martinsville Artesians with a sharp 11-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Perry Meridian also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Lucy Richardson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Richardson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Richardson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Perry Meridian let Karsyn Naue and Macy Stroud loose on the outfield. Naue scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Stroud scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Stroud has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Berry, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
On Martinsville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paycee Lewis, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Perry Meridian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Martinsville, they dropped their record down to 8-18 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Perry Meridian will take on Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Perry Meridian is facing Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at the right time seeing as Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Martinsville, they will square off against Mooresville at 8:00 p.m. on Monday.
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