Baseball Recap: Madison Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Warhawks

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 vs Grossmont	14
03/07/25 vs Monte Vista	14
03/05/25 vs Steele Canyon	10
03/19/25 @ El Capitan	8

Madison got themselves on the board against Grossmont on Friday, but Grossmont never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over the Foothillers. The result was nothing new for the Warhawks, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Colin Gallagher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Jack O'Toole and Harrison Brown did most of the damage at the plate: O'Toole went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one double, while Brown scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in RBI (two). Leo Wilderman was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Madison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Madison pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Grossmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Looking ahead, Madison will venture away from home to take on Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison is facing Santana at the right time seeing as Santana is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Grossmont, they will square off against San Ysidro at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. San Ysidro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Grossmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.