The Madison Central Indians will challenge the Whitley County Colonels at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Madison Central 3.8, Whitley County 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Sayre, who was ranked fourth at the time (Madison Central was ranked 23rd). The Indians came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday. The game was the first time the Indians have beaten the Spartans on their field since April 21, 2021.
Meanwhile, Whitley County put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Harlan County get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Colonels have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kip Allen was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Henry Bowling, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Whitley County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harlan County only posted an OBP of .250.
Whitley County pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Madison Central, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-11.
Madison Central might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Whitley County in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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