It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Madison Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Tupelo Golden Wave 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Madison Central sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
For Tupelo's part, South McCoy put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. McCoy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. McCoy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Davis Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Madison Central's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Tupelo, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-7.
Madison Central will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Clinton at 7:00 p.m. The last four games Madison Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Tupelo, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-5 victory vs. Kossuth on the 6th.
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