Red Hill has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Martinsville Bluestreaks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Red Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Red Hill lost 9-3 to Odin/Patoka/Sandoval two weeks ago.
Red Hill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Seed, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Whitley McCaslin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Martinsville has not done well against Oblong recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Martinsville walked away with a 10-5 win over Oblong.
Brylee Reed spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Martinsville let Addi Adams and Harper Baird loose on the outfield. Adams scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Baird scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Hammond, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Red Hill's loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1. As for Martinsville, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13.
Red Hill suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Martinsville in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reed, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Red Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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