Baseball Game Preview: Madison-Grant Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 19, 2024, 3:20am

Baseball Preview: Madison-Grant Argylls vs. Western Panthers

Madison-Grant has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Western Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Madison-Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Last Thursday, Madison-Grant was able to grind out a solid win over Alexandria-Monroe, taking the game 6-1.

Madison-Grant's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chad Lamb, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.

Meanwhile, Western entered their tilt with Cascade with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cadets 11-10. Western's victory was all the more impressive since Cascade was averaging only 4.08 runs allowed on the season.

Madison-Grant pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.

Madison-Grant suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Western when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Madison-Grant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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