Baseball Preview: Midway Vikings vs. Northeast Vernon County Knights
The Midway Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northeast Vernon County Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northeast Vernon County is hoping to do on Thursday what Osceola couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Midway's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Midway blew past Osceola 14-5.
Midway got a great performance from Brody Bowers as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jackson Bridgers was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Trevyn Adams was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northeast Vernon County can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wheaton 5-4.
Midway's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Northeast Vernon County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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