For the second straight game, Morristown-Beard will face off against Madison. The Crimson will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dodgers at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Morristown-Beard is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Madison just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 12-3 to the Dodgers.
For Madison's part, Michael Mejia and Thomas Ferraiolo made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Mejia didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Ferraiolo pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Mejia went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Ferraiolo went 1-for-2 with two runs.
In other batting news, Carter Ferris and Liam Melvin did most of the damage at the plate: Ferris went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Melvin went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Vaughn, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
The victory (which was Madison's fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Morristown-Beard, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
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