Madison dropped their record down to 11-4 on Friday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Lawrenceburg Tigers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Cubs couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Lawrenceburg, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-6. That's two games straight that they have won by just one run.
For Lawrenceburg's part, Hunter Miller tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lawrenceburg's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dustin Shaw, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Another was Ryan Richard, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Madison and Lawrenceburg should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Cubs (ranked 45th) will meet Corydon Central (ranked 190th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg will challenge Rising Sun at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (114 vs. 317).
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