Vance Bates Game Report: vs Northwest

Vance Bates was a major factor in Madison's win over Northwest on Friday. Bates was dynamite, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.

Coming up, Bates and Madison will host Blissfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last time Bates duked it out with the Royals (on Thursday), the Trojans came out on top by a score of 12-2. Will another strong game from Bates be enough to do it again? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.