Baseball Game Preview: Madison Trojans vs. Village Tech Viper Squid

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 12:02am

Baseball Preview: Madison Trojans vs. Village Tech Viper Squid

Madison is 0-3 against Village Tech since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Madison Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Village Tech Viper Squid at 6:00 p.m.

Madison is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 21-5 walloping at the hands of Village Tech. That's two games in a row now that Madison has lost by exactly 16 runs.

For Village Tech's part, Matthew Sotelo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Sotelo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.

In other batting news, Village Tech let Angel Ontiveros and Andrew May loose on the outfield. Ontiveros scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while May scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Castorena, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.

Madison's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Village Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1.

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