Madisonville was the 14-4 winner over Palestine when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Madisonville Mustangs fell 9-6 to the Palestine Wildcats on Tuesday. Madisonville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grace Coleman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaley Neal, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Palestine's side, Adelyn Garcia was a standout: she scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kylie Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Madisonville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Palestine, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Madisonville will head out on the road to face off against Jacksonville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palestine, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Rusk at 6:30 p.m. Rusk is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Palestine will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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