Madison is 2-8 against Lisbon since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Madison Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Lisbon Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Spruce Mountain a 6-0 shutout.
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.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jeason Almedia, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Xavier Estes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lisbon had just enough and edged Hall-Dale out 3-1 on Saturday.
Madison's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Lisbon, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
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