Madison Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They skirted past the Clinton Arrows 4-2. This was payback for Madison Central, who suffered a 5-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Clinton's part, Ethan Ross was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Clinton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josef Walker, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Walker has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Madison Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Clinton, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Madison Central beat Clinton by a score of 13-7.
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