The Madison Warhawks will venture away from home to take on the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Thursday, it was close, but Madison sidestepped Coronado for a 2-1 win.
Madison's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack O'Toole, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Cathedral Catholic. The shutout was out of character for the Falcons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Madison is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Scripps Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Scripps Ranch's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Madison has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Scripps Ranch, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Madison keep running through batters, or will the Falcons buck the trend?
Madison couldn't quite finish off Scripps Ranch when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Warhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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