Madison County is 2-8 against Suwannee since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Madison County Cowboys will be playing at home against the Suwannee Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Madison County: 3.3, Suwannee: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Madison County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Florida State University High School.
Madison County got a great performance from Micah Jenkins as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Madison County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton McNutt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Lago, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Suwannee came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. That's two games straight that Suwannee has won by exactly five runs.
Madison County's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Suwannee, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season.
Suwannee's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Madison County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .434. It's a different story for Suwannee, though, as they've only averaged .364. Will they be able to contain Madison County's hitters?
Madison County came out on top in a nail-biter against Suwannee in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 6-4. Will Madison County repeat their success, or does Suwannee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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