The Madison Blue Streaks will face off against the Lakeside Dragons at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Madison knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Lakeside likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Madison made easy work of Conneaut and carried off a 12-1 win. The Blue Streaks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Landon Tomco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Tomco was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Brendan Titman
| 05/09/25 @ Conneaut | 2 |
| 05/07/25 vs Lakeside | 1 |
| 04/30/25 @ Edgewood | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Jefferson Area | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Bedford | 1 |
In other batting news, Eddy Gvora and Brendan Titman did most of the damage at the plate: Gvora went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Titman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Titman a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Evan Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Madison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Conneaut only posted an OBP of .364.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakeside, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let Cardinal get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday.
The result came thanks to Gage Tome's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Lakeside is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Lakeside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Wagner, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Tanner Noble also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Madison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Lakeside, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Madison took their win against Lakeside when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Blue Streaks repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
