After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Independence, Midland Trail was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They skirted past the Greenbrier West Cavaliers 6-4. That's more bragging rights for Midland Trail, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Thad Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Greenbrier West's side, Braydon McClung was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. McClung was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, David Lester made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Greenbrier West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Midland Trail has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7-1 record this season. As for Greenbrier West, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Midland Trail will face off against Calhoun at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Midland Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Greenbrier West, they will head out on the road to face off against James Monroe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greenbrier West has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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