Madison stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lakeside Dragons an 8-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Madison as they're now sitting on four straight.
Nolan Thomas was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Thomas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Amos, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Eddy Gvora, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Madison's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Lakeside, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-7.
Madison will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lakeside: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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