Baseball Recap: Madison Takes a Loss

Madison extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 12-9-1 in the process. They came up short against the McNairy Central Bobcats, falling 9-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 13-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2017.

Madison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicolas Udovich, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

As for McNairy Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.

On McNairy Central's side, the team relied heavily on Case Rickman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three hits gave Rickman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Kiestler, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Madison didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-4 loss against Union City on the 18th. As for McNairy Central, they have also already played their next game, a 10-9 defeat against Bolivar Central on the 18th.