The Madison Patriots will challenge the East Surry Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
East Surry will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Madison extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Patriots blew past Owen 13-3.
Madison got a great performance from Zane Buckner as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, Buckner posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Max Shelton
| 04/21/25 @ Rosman | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Mountain Heritage | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Avery County | 2 |
| 05/01/25 vs Owen | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs North Buncombe | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Max Shelton was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Madison's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 5-1 (and 6-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Bartlett, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Madison kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, East Surry beat West Wilkes 6-3 on Thursday.
East Surry's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Madison, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
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