Lisbon is 8-2 against Madison since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lisbon Greyhounds will head out on the road to take on the Madison Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lisbon will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Hall-Dale on Saturday. Lisbon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Hall-Dale.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Madison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Spruce Mountain with a sharp 6-0 win on Friday.
Not much got past Griffin Dickey, who gave up just five hits to keep Spruce Mountain off the board. Dickey has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeason Almedia, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Furbush, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lisbon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Madison, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Lisbon came out on top in a nail-biter against Madison when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Does Lisbon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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