On Thursday, Madison Central faced Ballard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison Central Indians skirted past the Ballard Bruins 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Madison Central.
Cassidy Gentry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Olivia Metcalfe was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Guilbault, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Ballard's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Bond, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Madison Central has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Ballard, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Madison Central will take on Model at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Madison Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Ballard, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Oldham County at 6:00 p.m. Ballard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Oldham County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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