The Midland Bulldogs will be taking part in a tournament against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Midland's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Montgomery's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Midland's way against Montgomery as Midland made off with a 10-3 victory. The win was just business as usual for the Bulldogs, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
The team relied heavily on Marley Porter, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Baylie Savage, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Midland hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Barbers Hill put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Montgomery onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Midland's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for Barbers Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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