Baseball Preview: Somerset Briar Jumpers vs. Madison Central Indians
The Somerset Briar Jumpers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Madison Central Indians at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Somerset: 3.6, Madison Central: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Somerset stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Casey County 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Somerset.
Griffin Loy made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Loy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Loy was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kole Grundy was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Lewis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Madison Central faced Frederick Douglass in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Madison Central's rough 10-1 defeat to Frederick Douglass might stick with them for a while. Madison Central's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Somerset is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Madison Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Somerset suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Madison Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Somerset have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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