Martin had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-7 to make it four. They lost 16-6 to the Plainwell Trojans. That's two games in a row now that the Clippers have lost by exactly ten runs.
As for Plainwell, their win ended an 11-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-20. 16 seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Plainwell's part, Sophia Barth made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Those six strikeouts gave Barth a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Madison Seibert was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Samantha McDaniel was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Plainwell will square off against Kellogg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Martin will be paying especially close attention to the Trojans' contest: after the Trojans face off against the Panthers, they'll take on Martin again at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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