The Midway Raiders will challenge the Farmville Central Jaguars on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Midway sitting on seven straight wins and Farmville Central on three.
Midway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Jordan-Matthews onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Give Midway's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to John McLamb's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tanner Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Wyatt Scott was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Farmville Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past South Columbus 5-3.
Midway is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Farmville Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
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