Softball Game Preview: East Limestone Indians vs. Madison Academy Mustangs

East Limestone hasn't had much luck against Madison Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Limestone Indians will take on the Madison Academy Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

East Limestone barely beat Priceville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. East Limestone blew past Priceville 11-3 on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Abby Thompson looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed over her last six matches.

Miami Wilcox

Hits (Career)

03/20/25 @ Priceville	3
02/24/25 vs Florence	2
03/18/25 @ James Clemens	1
03/17/25 vs Ardmore	1
03/11/25 vs Priceville	1

On the hitting side, East Limestone got a massive performance out of Miami Wilcox, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave Wilcox a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailey Matthews, who went 3-for-4 with one home run.

East Limestone was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Priceville only posted a batting average of .250.

Meanwhile, everything went Madison Academy's way against Brindlee Mountain on Thursday as Madison Academy made off with a 14-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.

Madison Academy pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Limestone, their record is now 13-5.

East Limestone suffered a grim 15-8 defeat to Madison Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can East Limestone avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.