Baseball Preview: Midway Raiders vs. Red Springs Red Devils
Midway is 5-0 against Red Springs since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Midway Raiders will be playing at home against the Red Springs Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Midway has three straight wins, Red Springs has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Midway stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Red Springs with a sharp 17-2 victory. While fans of Midway might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Wyatt Herring and John McLamb made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Herring pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, McLamb struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Herring scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while McLamb went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Carson Tew was incredible, scoring four runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Scott, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Midway has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Red Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
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