Martin is 2-7 against South Grand Prairie since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Martin Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the South Grand Prairie Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Martin's way against Bowie as Martin made off with a 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Martin.
Sammie Scott made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Scott has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Martin got a massive performance out of Izabell Astran, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and a stolen base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Astran is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Haylie Jacobs was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, South Grand Prairie had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings a 13-0 shutout.
Martin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. As for South Grand Prairie, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-12-2.
Martin took their win against South Grand Prairie when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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