The Midway Green Wave will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Sale Creek Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Midway came up short against Wartburg Central and fell 6-3. Midway has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Braden Buckner was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Buckner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dawson Bucker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Evan Lemons was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Sale Creek can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Howard Tech a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Sale Creek who now have eight in a row.
Cristian Moreno was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Justin Griffin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Midway's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Sale Creek, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Midway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sale Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Midway might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Sale Creek in their previous matchup on April 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sale Creek's Brayden Grimes, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Now that Midway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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