Martinsburg had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jefferson Cougars a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Martinsburg has scored all year.
For Jefferson's part, Cohen Rutherford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Martinsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-2 record this season. As for Jefferson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-12.
Martinsburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jefferson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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