Softball Game Preview: Midway Raiders vs. West Bladen Knights

For the second straight game, Midway will face off against West Bladen. The Raiders will take on the Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Midway is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

Midway's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past West Bladen 10-0. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Samantha Carter

Runs

04/08/25 vs West Bladen	2
03/13/25 vs Harnett Central	1
02/28/25 vs Cleveland	1
05/02/24 @ St. Pauls	1
04/26/24 vs Red Springs	2

The team relied heavily on Samantha Carter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Ella Clark was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Midway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Bladen only posted a batting average of .150.

Midway pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for West Bladen, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-6 record.

West Bladen's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Midway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for West Bladen, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Midway keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.