Madison East is on a 14-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Madison La Follette a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Madison East Purgolders will be playing at home against the Madison La Follette Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Janesville Parker hit Madison East with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Purgolders fell 7-4 to the Vikings.
Grant Haselow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Donovan Hewitt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sage Kubisz, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Madison La Follette came up short against Janesville Craig on Thursday, falling 9-1.
Madison La Follette saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Williams, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. That RBI was Williams' first of the season.
Madison La Follette's loss dropped their record down to 1-19-1. As for Madison East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-24.
Madison East was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison La Follette in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 9-4. Do the Purgolders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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