Madison hasn't had much luck against Village Tech recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Trojans will square off against the Viper Squid at 5:00 p.m. Madison will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Monday, Madison came up short against Trinity Leadership and fell 11-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Village Tech, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Keene a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Angel Ontiveros made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Gray, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jordan Morales also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Village Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .344 or higher in three consecutive games.
Village Tech's record is now 2-8. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Madison suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Village Tech in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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