In what's become a running theme this season, Martin County gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sebastian River Sharks an 11-0 shutout. While fans of Martin County might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Martin County got a great performance from Aidan McGucken as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Antwan Mitchell was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Cuccurullo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Martin County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Sebastian River, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Martin County will take on South Fork at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so South Fork's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sebastian River, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Martin County at 2:00 p.m.
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