On Thursday, Madison-Ridgeland Academy faced Hartfield Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots fell just short of the Hartfield Academy Hawks by a score of 7-6. Madison-Ridgeland Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nicholas Arnold made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Phelps, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Hartfield Academy's side, Brady Griffin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Griffin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Humpherys was excellent, going 3-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Payne Jefcoat, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-12. As for Hartfield Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-6.
While Madison-Ridgeland Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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