Baseball Preview: Madison Patriots vs. North Buncombe Black Hawks
Madison is 2-8 against North Buncombe since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Madison Patriots will be playing at home against the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 2:00 p.m. Madison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Madison came up short against Mountain Heritage and fell 18-14. Madison has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caden Lounsbury put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lounsbury was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, Max Shelton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Madison didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Heritage only tossed four.
Meanwhile, North Buncombe sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Erwin on Friday.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for North Buncombe, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Madison suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to North Buncombe in their previous meeting back in March. Will Madison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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