For the second straight game, Madison-Ridgeland Academy will face off against St. Joseph Catholic. The Patriots will welcome the Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Madison-Ridgeland Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully St. Joseph Catholic likes a good challenge.
If Madison-Ridgeland Academy beats St. Joseph Catholic with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Patriots put the hurt on the Bruins with a sharp 10-2 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Bruins: they've now won five in a row.
Aiden Peets looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on JP Murphy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Gardner, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy pushed their record up to 19-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 15 of their last 16 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season.
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