Martinsville hasn't had much luck against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Martinsville Bluestreaks will welcome Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine at 6:00 p.m.
Martinsville will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Martinsville walked away with a 55-48 win over Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine on Sunday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluestreaks.
Martinsville will have to contain Genna Kidwell as she made an impact in Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine's last game. She went 6 for 14 en route to 21 points in addition to eight steals and five rebounds. Kidwell has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 38 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayna Snider, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine and nudges their season record down to 10-15. As for Martinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
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