Softball Preview: Madison Central Indians vs. Pulaski County Maroons
Madison Central is 4-0 against Pulaski County since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Madison Central Indians will be playing at home against the Pulaski County Maroons at 6:00 p.m. Madison Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Madison Central is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Great Crossing just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Great Crossing.
Cassidy Hack made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Brooklyn Guilbault was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Madison Central was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
Meanwhile, Pulaski County came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cardinals and snuck past 2-1.
Madison Central's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Pulaski County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Madison Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Pulaski County in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, sneaking past 7-6. Will Madison Central repeat their success, or does Pulaski County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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