The Madison Blue Streaks will head out on the road to square off against the Geneva Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Madison came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Washington by a score of 7-5 on Friday. The Blue Streaks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madison got a good showing from Joey Dodick, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Madison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eddy Gvora, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Geneva faced off against Jefferson Area on Thursday. The Eagles came up short against the Falcons, falling 17-2. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Madison now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Geneva, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Madison came out on top in a nail-biter against Geneva when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Streaks 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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