The Madison Academy Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Arab Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Arab will be up against a hot Madison Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went the Mustangs' way against Mars Hill Bible on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-4 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Arab came out on top against Skyline on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run second inning. The Knights put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Bella Partington looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Lily Livingston and Emerson Christian did most of the damage at the plate: Livingston got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Christian got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Christian a new career-high. Lola Davis was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Arab always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Madison Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Arab, their record is now 8-15.
Madison Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Arab in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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