The Madison County Journal
SPORTS
1B
MARCH 5, 2025
Raiders baseball in early season slump
Photos by Michael Lafountain
Team looks to right the ship vs.
Oconee County; North Oconee
A MCHS baseball player slides into third base just in time to beat the tag.
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Raiders baseball player Jon DiNapoli hits a ball during a Feb. 26 game against Hart County.
The Madison County High School
baseball team has had a rocky start to
the season.
The team lost a pair close games
against Hart County last week, fall
ing 2-1 in the first contest on Feb. 24
before losing a shootout 13-10 in the
next game on Feb. 26.
The team did manage to get its
second win on the year on March 1
against White County; a 3-0 shutout.
On March 3, MCHS dropped a game
5-3 to Habersham Central, moving the
Raiders’ record to 2-8 on the season.
Following a March 5 clash with
East Jackson, the team will take on
Oconee County at home on Friday,
March 7, at 5:30 p.m.
The team will then have three
consecutive games against North
Oconee, starting with a road match-
up on March 11, followed by a home
double-header on March 14, at 5 and
7:30 p.m.
The Red Raiders baseball team link arms before the start of their game on Feb. 26.
Girls soccer team struggles after hot start
The Madison County
High School girls soc
cer team has hit a rough
patch after getting out
to an early 3-0 start to
the season.
The team lost a Feb.
25 clash against the 5-1
North Oconee Titans in
a 7-0 shutout.
The girls suffered
another defeat at the
hands of the 2-4 Walnut
Grove Warriors on Feb.
28, by a final score of
5-0.
The team has yet to
score a goal since their
Feb. 21 win over Ste
phens County and have
given up 12 points over
that same period.
After a clash with
the 0-4 Winder-Barrow
Bulldoggs on March
4, the girls will then
face the 1-2-1 Flowery
Branch Falcons at home
on Friday, March 7, at
5:30 p.m.
Photos by Michael Lafountain
Lady Raiders soccer player Ada Peeples kicks the ball down the field during a recent match.
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Lady Raider soccer player
Ava McClure (right) runs
past a defender during recent
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MCHS soccer player Alondra Espinoza walks down the field
during a recent competition.
