Martin County is 2-8 against South Fork since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Martin County Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the South Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Okeechobee scored an imposing 12 runs on Wednesday, Martin County still came out on top. Martin County had just enough and edged Okeechobee out 13-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for Martin County.
The team relied heavily on Ciana Vargas, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kylie Newberry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Fork's hitters rose to the challenge against a Falcons pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Wednesday. Everything went South Fork's way against Jensen Beach as South Fork made off with a 12-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but South Fork sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Martin County's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for South Fork, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Martin County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to South Fork in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Martin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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