Madison came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Washington Tigers 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 pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, 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.
Madison now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Madison will venture away from home to face off against Conneaut at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.88 runs per game on average), something the Blue Streaks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Washington, they will host St. Vincent-St. Mary at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Fighting Irish's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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