Baseball Recap: Scripps Ranch Falcons vs. Madison Warhawks
Scripps Ranch had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Madison Warhawks and snuck past 6-4. For Scripps Ranch, this counts as revenge for the 14-4 defeat Madison walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Jordan Green was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Green was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Evan Lacro looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Ryan Ham was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Daniel Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Madison's side, Alex Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits. Jennings has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madison saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Wilderman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Scripps Ranch's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-13. As for Madison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10-1.
Scripps Ranch will be playing at home against Coronado at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Scripps Ranch will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Madison, they will head out on the road to square off against Cathedral Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cathedral Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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