Baseball Game Preview: North Lenoir Hawks vs. Midway Raiders

The North Lenoir Hawks will face off against the Midway Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Midway will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: North Lenoir extended their winning streak to six on Tuesday. The Hawks never let James Kenan get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Jayden Miller, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Ethan Smith was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Midway). They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over Fairmont on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.

Tanner Williams was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Williams was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Midway's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Wyatt Scott was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Carson Tew, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.

Midway kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairmont only managed five hits.

Midway is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for North Lenoir, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.