Frederick Douglass faced Madison Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Frederick Douglass narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Madison Central 7-5. This was payback for the Broncos, who suffered an 11-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Haley McGuire made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Armani Happy
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Armani Happy, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kavery Myrick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Frederick Douglass was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison Central only posted a batting average of .240.
Frederick Douglass is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. Madison Central moved to 7-2 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Coming up, Frederick Douglass will welcome Franklin County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Madison Central, they will head out to take on Southwestern at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison Central will need to watch out since Southwestern has now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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