The Benedictine Cadets will challenge the Madison County Red Raiders on Wednesday. Benedictine is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Benedictine barely beat May River the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cadets were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Sharks on Friday. Considering the Cadets have won 15 contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Madison County fell victim to East Forsyth and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Red Raiders haven't been shut out since back in March.
Madison County dropped their record down to 15-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those road defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Benedictine, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5.
Benedictine was able to grind out a solid win over Madison County in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cadets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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