Madisonville is 9-1 against Palestine since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Madisonville Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Palestine Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
While Madisonville couldn't quite beat Jacksonville on Thursday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point defeat they were dealt last Tuesday. Madisonville fell just short of Jacksonville by a score of 6-4.
Brianna Coleman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Madisonville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jacksonville only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Palestine's offense. They suffered a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of Bullard on Tuesday.
Palestine saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adelyn Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and a double. Garcia hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
Madisonville's record now sits at 12-10. As for Palestine, their record now sits at 11-13.
Madisonville came up short against Palestine in their previous matchup back in March, falling 9-6. Can Madisonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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