With a playoff game on the line, Martin rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Allen Eagles 5-4. This was a revenge match for Martin, as the team was forced to settle for an 8-2 loss when these two played last Thursday.
Slade Owen looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Martin saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Baresh, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Allen's side, they got a good showing from Manning Whitehead, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Whitehead has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tate Greene made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Martin is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12-1 record this season. As for Allen, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-12.
Martin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Allen: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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