Christian is 2-8 against Madison since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Christian Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison Warhawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Christian came up short against Cathedral Catholic and fell 9-6.
Brody Gundert was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Farnum, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Madison fell victim to Point Loma and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Pointers by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Madison couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Madison, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8-1.
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