Baseball Game Preview: Madison Blue Streaks vs. Brush Arcs

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Previous Games

05/01/24 - Home	5-2 W
04/19/24 - Away	10-0 W
04/21/23 - Away	9-2 W
04/19/23 - Home	7-9 L
05/16/22 - Away	6-9 L
+ 5 more games

Madison and Brush are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Blue Streaks will welcome the Arcs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Madison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

Madison is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Benedictine just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 7-3 to the Bengals.

Dom Lawrence made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.

Meanwhile, Brush fell victim to Riverside and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 21-0 to the Beavers. The Arcs haven't had much luck with the Beavers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Brush's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.

Brush's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Madison has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .441. It's a different story for Brush, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Madison's hitters?

Madison was able to grind out a solid victory over Brush in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 5-2. Do the Blue Streaks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Arcs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.