After a string of five wins, West Lauderdale's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-7 walloping at the hands of the Madison Central Jaguars. West Lauderdale has struggled against Madison Central recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
West Lauderdale got a good showing from Ridge Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Leeds Jenkins was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Russell, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
West Lauderdale's defeat dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Madison Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Lauderdale will take on West Marion at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Marion: 3.1, West Lauderdale: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Madison Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kosciusko at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Kosciusko's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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