For the second straight game, Martinsville will face off against Plainfield. The Artesians will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Quakers at 6:00 p.m. Martinsville is looking for their season's first victory.
Martinsville fell victim to Plainfield and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Quakers by a score of 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Plainfield's part, the result came thanks to Luke Warriner's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Warriner also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Quakers are undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
Plainfield pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Martinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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