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| 03/11/25 - Home | 14-8 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 11-10 W |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 16-6 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 24-1 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Madison barely beat Avery County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Madison Patriots' way against the Avery County Vikings on Tuesday as the Madison Patriots made off with a 14-8 win. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.
Chance Penland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Madison got a massive performance out of Caden Lounsbury, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Lounsbury a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Bartlett, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Madison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Madison and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Avery County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Madison will head out on the road to square off against North Buncombe at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Buncombe will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Madison surely won't give up without a fight. As for Avery County, they will square off against Madison at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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