Martin County can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past the South Fork Bulldogs 11-1. 11 seems to be a good number for Martin County as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Antwan Mitchell looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Martin County let Conrad Burch and Anthony Trigillo loose on the outfield. Burch went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double, while Trigillo scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Trigillo is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Perry, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On South Fork's side, they got a good showing from Roger Perez, who struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, South Fork saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alijah Quintero, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, South Fork didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Martin County only tossed five.
Martin County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for South Fork, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Martin County will square off against Sebastian River at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sebastian River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for South Fork, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Jupiter Christian at 4:30 p.m.
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