Baseball Game Preview: Madison Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 4:16am

Baseball Preview: Madison Blue Streaks vs. Lakeside Dragons

Madison and Lakeside are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Madison Blue Streaks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeside Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Madison has four straight wins, Lakeside has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Madison is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Lakeside (and have done all season long). Madison never let Lakeside onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Monday.

Nolan Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Ben Amos was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Eddy Gvora, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Madison's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

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