There's no place like home for Madison, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spruce Mountain Phoenix a 6-0 shutout on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Madison, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Griffin Dickey, who gave up just five hits to keep Spruce Mountain off the board. Dickey has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeason Almedia, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Xavier Estes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Madison's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Spruce Mountain, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Madison will take on Lisbon at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Spruce Mountain, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Oak Hill at 4:00 p.m.
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