Madison Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Danville Hawks a 5-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Madison Academy also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Not much got past Cataryna Schreiber, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Danville off the board. Schreiber has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Memphis Houston was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
On Danville's side, McKinley McCaghren spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Danville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Guest, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Madison Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 22-20.
Madison Academy is on the road again on Thursday to play Colbert Heights at 7:10 p.m. The last five games Colbert Heights has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Danville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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