Madison is 1-9 against Whiteford since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Madison Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Whiteford Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Manchester's usually-dominant pitching crew. Madison came out on top in a nail-biter against Manchester and snuck past 12-10.
Cole Grof made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Grof was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Madison got a massive performance out of Cameron Barber, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Brian Dopp was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Whiteford put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Swanton. Whiteford's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Madison has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Whiteford, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Madison couldn't quite finish off Whiteford in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Madison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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