The Madison-Grant Argylls will challenge the Elwood Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Madison-Grant is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Western just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 9-2 to the Panthers. Madison-Grant has struggled against Western recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Max Franklin put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Franklin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Franklin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Yeagy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elwood was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 5-1 to Tipton.
Madison-Grant's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Elwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Everything went Madison-Grant's way against Elwood in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Madison-Grant made off with a 10-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madison-Grant since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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