Baseball Recap: Woodrow Wilson Sets Scoring Season-High Against Midland Trail

Woodrow Wilson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Midland Trail Patriots as they made off with a 14-1 victory. The Flying Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Drew Gallaher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double.

Maddex Sims

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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddex Sims, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for Woodrow Wilson: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-3 otherwise. Tyler Wilhite was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Woodrow Wilson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in six consecutive contests.

Woodrow Wilson's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Midland Trail, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Woodrow Wilson will head out on the road to take on Shady Spring at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Midland Trail, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Greenbrier West at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.