Baseball Preview: Middleton Vikings vs. Nampa Bulldogs
The Middleton Vikings will be playing at home against the Nampa Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Middleton's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Nampa has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Middleton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Middleton was ranked fourth). Middleton fell just short of Owyhee by a score of 5-4 on Saturday.
Middleton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Lenius, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Nampa's offense. They lost 14-0 to Eagle on Friday.
Middleton's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4. As for Nampa, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Nampa's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Middleton has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .464. It's a different story for Nampa, though, as they've only averaged .354. Will they be able to contain Middleton's hitters?
Everything went Middleton's way against Nampa in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Middleton made off with a 14-1 victory. Does Middleton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nampa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
