Baseball Game Preview: Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans vs. Madison La Follette Lancers

Vel Phillips Memorial is 8-1-1 against Madison La Follette since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Spartans will be playing at home against the Lancers at 5:00 p.m. Vel Phillips Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Madison La Follette's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Tuesday, Vel Phillips Memorial came up short against Janesville Craig and fell 6-3. The Spartans have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.

Ezra Liggon

Stolen Base

05/13/25 @ Janesville Craig	1
05/08/25 @ Verona	1
05/06/25 vs Verona	1
04/29/25 @ Madison La Follette	2

Ezra Liggon was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Oliver Soldat was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Madison La Follette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 9-1 to Verona. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly eight runs.

Madison La Follette saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Castro, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Castro has hit this season.

Vel Phillips Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4-1. As for Madison La Follette, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14-1.