Madison is 2-8 against Monmouth Academy since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Madison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Madison lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Hall-Dale, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's contest. Madison's pitcher stepped up to hand Hall-Dale a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but Madison sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jayden Horton made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Horton was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Kamdyn Norton
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In other batting news, Kamdyn Norton and Jaeson Almeida did most of the damage at the plate: Norton went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base, while Almeida went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two runs gave Norton a new career-high.
Monmouth Academy let Maranacook stack four runs on them in the second inning on Wednesday but luckily Monmouth Academy prevailed anyway. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Black Bears 7-6. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Black Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Monmouth Academy pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Madison, their record is now 3-1.
Madison might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Monmouth Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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