The Martinsville Artesians will take on the Bloomington North Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Martinsville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Martinsville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Decatur Central.
Alex Kush spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Martinsville's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Jones, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Floyd Central by a score of 4-3.
Even though they lost, Bloomington North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 18 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Martinsville's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-22. As for Bloomington North, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Martinsville might still be hurting after the 17-3 defeat they got from Bloomington North in their previous meeting back in April. Can Martinsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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