The Midview Middies will challenge the Black River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Midview is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 22nd on Saturday. They lost 11-5 to Brunswick.
Midview got a good showing from Benjamin Szczepanski, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Szczepanski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
Kaiden Vogelpohl
| 05/17/25 @ Brunswick | 5 |
| 05/15/25 @ Lorain | 2 |
| 05/14/25 vs Firelands | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Elyria | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Avon | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Cason Pelko and Kaiden Vogelpohl stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pelko went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Vogelpohl went 1-for-3 with five stolen bases and one run. Midview is 4-1 when Vogelpohl posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zachary Sprague, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Black River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Archbishop Hoban, falling 7-1.
Black River saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Colegrove, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Chase English was another, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Black River's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Midview, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Midview couldn't quite get it done against Black River in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 8-3. Can the Middies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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