Madison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bishop Manogue Miners a 6-0 shutout.
Alex Jennings made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Jennings has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jennings was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Jennings wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dakota James, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Madison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Bishop Manogue, they have fallen quite a ways from their 27-9 record last season and are now at 4-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing San Pasqual the next time they take the field. Madison will host San Pasqual at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Bishop Manogue will head out to face them at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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