In what's become a running theme this season, Madison-Grant gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sheridan Blackhawks a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Madison-Grant as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Luke Gilman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Gilman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gilman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Levi Nelson and Chad Lamb did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Lamb scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Lamb is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brock Barnhart, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
On Sheridan's side, they got a good showing from Braelan Bochner, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
The victory (which was Madison-Grant's third in a row) raised their record to 11-9. As for Sheridan, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 11-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Lewis Cass the next time they take the field. Sheridan will head out to face Lewis Cass at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Madison-Grant will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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