Madison is 6-0 against Salem since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Madison Cubs will challenge the Salem Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Madison beats Salem with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Madison came out on top against Jennings County by a score of 8-3 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Madison.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Salem, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Switzerland County on Monday and snuck past 4-3.
Madison has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Salem, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Madison was able to grind out a solid victory over Salem when the teams last played back in April, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madison since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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