The third road matchup was the charm for Martinsville, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bloomington North Cougars on Friday and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Martinsville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Destiny Forler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Martinsville's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Massey-Deckard, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Paycee Lewis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Bloomington North's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Parrish, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Martinsville's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Bloomington North, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Martinsville will head out on the road to challenge Eastern Greene at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bloomington North, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Columbus North at 5:30 p.m.
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