Baseball Game Preview: Middle Creek Mustangs vs. Cary Imps

Middle Creek has gone 8-2 against Cary recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Middle Creek will welcome Cary at 6:00 p.m. Middle Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Cary's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Middle Creek lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Cary, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's match. Middle Creek blew past Cary 9-1 on Tuesday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.

Ryan Morris

Batters Struck Out

03/25/25 @ Cary	7
03/20/25 vs Holly Springs	5
03/10/25 vs Apex Friendship	5
03/04/25 vs Green Hope	6
02/24/25 vs Garner	4
+ 3 more games

Middle Creek got a great performance from Ryan Morris as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Morris has posted since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Middle Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Murray, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Murray a new career-high. John Lupienski was another, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Middle Creek and bumps their season record up to 8-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Cary, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6.