Martinsville had lost 15 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 0-7 to make it 16. They fell just short of the Plainfield Quakers by a score of 1-0. The Artesians were not able to make up for their defeat to the Quakers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Plainfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4. 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, not much got past Luke Warriner, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Martinsville off the board. 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.
While Martinsville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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