Baseball Game Preview: Midway Raiders vs. Ayden - Grifton Chargers

Raiders

Runs

05/06/25 vs Greene Central	8
05/03/25 vs West Bladen	6
05/02/25 vs St. Pauls	15
04/29/25 @ St. Pauls	1
04/22/25 vs North Duplin	11
+ 21 more games

The Midway Raiders will square off against the Ayden - Grifton Chargers on Friday. Midway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Midway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Greene Central.

Midway's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wesley Tew, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Wyatt Scott was another, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Ayden - Grifton posted their closest win since April 8th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Southwest Onslow 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Chargers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Camden Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on John Fields, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Midway is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Ayden - Grifton, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.