There's no place like home for Madison Central, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Starkville Yellowjackets out 4-2. This was a revenge match for Madison Central, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-1 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
For Starkville's part, Otto Hyche was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Starkville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Knox, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Madison Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Starkville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Madison Central will head out on the road to take on Newton County at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Madison Central: 2, Newton County: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Starkville, they will head out on the road to square off against Eupora at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eupora will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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