
Blue Dons
05/14/25 vs Paden City | 23 |
04/22/25 @ Wellsville | 23 |
05/07/25 vs Wellsville | 19 |
04/21/25 vs Trinity Christian | 16 |
04/07/25 vs Trinity Christian | 13 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Madonna walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Webster County Highlanders on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Dons, who have now won 20 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Lazear made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 15 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Connors, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Koleton Grishkevich was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Madonna hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Webster County struck out 15 times.
The victory (which was Madonna's ninth in a row) raised their record to 27-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Webster County, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
As of now, neither Madonna nor the Highlanders have any future games scheduled.
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