It was a good run, but Madison-Grant unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 9-2 to the Western Panthers. Madison-Grant has not had much luck with Western recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Max Franklin was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Franklin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Franklin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Yeagy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Madison-Grant's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Western, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Madison-Grant will square off against Elwood at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Madison-Grant is facing Elwood at the right time seeing as Elwood is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Western, they will take on Frankfort at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Frankfort's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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