Baseball Game Preview: Madison Patriots vs. Draughn Wildcats

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04/08/25 @ Draughn	1
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04/01/25 vs Unicoi County	4
03/26/25 vs North Buncombe	15
03/25/25 vs Rosman	13
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For the second straight game, Madison will face off against Draughn. The Patriots will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Madison managed to slip by Draughn the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Patriots came up short against the Wildcats on Tuesday, falling 7-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Patriots have suffered since March 13, 2024.

Madison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dallas Bartlett, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

The victory was the ninth in a row for Draughn, bringing their record up to 10-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Madison hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Draughn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.