The Midway Raiders will face off against the Triton Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Midway's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Red Springs 10-0. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won eight in a row.
Harry Johnson
| 04/15/25 vs Red Springs | 3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Red Springs | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs North Lenoir | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Cape Fear | 1 |
Harry Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Luke Peterson was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI. Wyatt Herring was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Triton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Eagles.
Western Harnett's batters probably weren't too happy with Kason Brown, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up three walks).
At the plate, Triton let Brayden Bates and Alan Hinson run wild. Bates went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs, while Hinson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Triton is undefeated when Bates posts two or more runs, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Roberson, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Triton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Midway's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Triton, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Midway couldn't quite finish off Triton when the teams last played back in March and fell 7-5. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
