On Wednesday, Madison Central faced Tupelo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison Central Jaguars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tupelo Golden Wave a 1-0 shutout. After a 10-9 finish the last time they played, Madison Central and Tupelo decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
For Tupelo's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lake Reed, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Reed has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
The victory (which was Madison Central's third in a row) raised their record to 15-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Tupelo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Madison Central beat Tupelo by a score of 5-4.
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