Suwannee is 8-2 against Madison County since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Suwannee Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Madison County Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Suwannee had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 5-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Suwannee has won by exactly five runs.
Suwannee's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was PJ Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Logan Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Madison County sidestepped Florida State University High School for a 5-4 win.
Madison County also got a great performance from Micah Jenkins as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Suwannee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Madison County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Suwannee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Madison County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Suwannee couldn't quite finish off Madison County in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madison County's Thad Lawson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Suwannee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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