Baseball Preview: Whiteford Bobcats vs. Madison Trojans
Whiteford is 9-1 against Madison since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Whiteford Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Madison is hoping to do on Friday what Swanton couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Whiteford's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Whiteford's pitchers stepped up to hand Swanton a 12-0 shutout. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Whiteford has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Madison had just enough and edged Manchester out 12-10 on Thursday.
Cole Grof made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Grof was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Madison got a massive performance out of Cameron Barber, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brian Dopp, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Whiteford's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Madison, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Whiteford came out on top in a nail-biter against Madison when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Whiteford repeat their success, or does Madison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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