Harding is 2-8 against Madison since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Harding Skippers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Madison Blue Streaks at 4:30 p.m.
Harding lost 13-1 to Bristol on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Madison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 6-1.
Eddy Gvora spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ben Amos was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Harding's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Madison, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Harding suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Madison when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madison's Landon Tomko, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Harding knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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