 In game one, Joe Avery's RBI single to right field scored Paten Bond and the 'Cats owned a 2-1 edge over Blanchard in the second inning. That was after senior Hunter Chapa had taken the first pitch of the game deep to center to put Madill up 1-0. However, the home runs began appearing for the Lions. The host team connected for three taters in one inning to lead 6-2. It was 7-2 in the third inning when Madill senior Gage Goff hit his homer to left to make it 7-3. Each team was held scoreless in the fourth inning. Lion outfielder Braden Stringer sent one deep in the fifth for Blanchard to stretch the lead to 8-3.  In a must-win situation against Newcastle, the Racers struck first with a 3-run home run to left for a 3-0 in the top of the opening frame. However, Samuel Bond nailed his ninth homer of the season in the bottom of the first to make the score 3-1. Paten Bond sent one over the wall in left later in the first to give Madill back a 4-3 advantage. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the third, the Wildcats plated two runs to regain the 6-4 lead. The Racers scored three runs in the fifth to take back a 7-6 edge. Another run came in for the Racers in the sixth inning. Samuel Bond gave way to reliever Jonathan Sutherland. Newcastle added another run for a 9-6 advantage. They added two more runs in the top of the seventh inning to hold an 11-6 cushion heading into the bottom of the last frame. Madill finished the season with an overall 19-10 season mark. They won the district championship in a sweep of Lone Grove April 25. |
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