Baseball Preview: Madison Patriots vs. Avery County Vikings
Madison has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Avery County Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Madison is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Madison made easy work of Avery County and carried off a 16-6 victory.
Zane Buckner looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Teague, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dallas Bartlett, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Madison has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season. As for Avery County, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
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