Christian had lost nine straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 12-15 to make it ten. They came up short against the Madison Warhawks, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warhawks this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-2 loss on Tuesday.
Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maximus Villalva, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Madison, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On Madison's side, Jorge Luque made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Luque has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Charlie Kroning looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Madison got a big performance out of Jack O'Toole, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs O'Toole has posted since back in April. Landis Nguyen was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
As of now, neither Christian nor Madison have any future games scheduled.
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