The Midland Timberwolves will take on the Heyworth Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let ROWVA/Williamsfield get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Timberwolves.
Meanwhile, Heyworth had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Heyworth got a great performance from Carter Brooks as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Brooks has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Jackson Law was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Maddox Klawitter was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Heyworth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Heyworth pushed their record up to 23-14 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Midland, their record is now 13-14-3.
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