Higgins' Two Hits Not Enough as Madison Falls

The Madison baseball team dropped its ninth game of the season, this one a 9-6 loss to Livingston on Thursday in Madison.

IN SHORT
After a week of rain, the Dodgers faced off against Livingston—a perennial Group 4 baseball power—and other than a few miscues in the field, kept this game close throughout. The offense came alive to score six runs behind a strong day from third baseman Connor Higgins, who accounted for three runs on a 2-for-3 day at the plate. Unfortunately for Madison, the Livingston offense was also alive as leadoff hitter Brandon Levy went 4-for-4 and scored four runs in the win.

DODGER OF THE GAME
Connor Higgins—The Madison third baseman went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, two stolen bases and one walk.

OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Cam Dias (Madison), 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI; Mike Haughey (Madison), 2-for-4 with one run scored and one stolen base; Brandon Levy (Livingston), 4-for-4 with four runs scored and one stolen base. 

THEY SAID IT
"It’s a good game against a top team in the state. We knew how good of a team this is and by making small mistakes, you saw how it opened it up against a good team like Livingston. Against poor teams, you’re not exploited that way and you kind of get away with not doing the little things."–Head Coach Mickey Ennis

Next up: Madison hosts Newark Tech Monday in the first round of the North 2, Group II state sectional tournament.