On Tuesday, Madison Central faced West Jones in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison Central Jaguars fell just short of the West Jones Mustangs by a score of 2-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Madison Central of the 6-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
For West Jones' part, not much got past Camden Clark, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Madison Central off the board. Clark has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Jones' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dash Piper, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Madison Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for West Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
While Madison Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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