The Midtown Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Midtown has five straight wins, Southwest DeKalb has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Midtown put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Tri-Cities.
Daniel Coan looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Borse, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lyndon Williams Jr, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Southwest DeKalb's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-0 walloping at the hands of Westminster on Thursday.
Midtown is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Southwest DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Midtown came out on top in a nail-biter against Southwest DeKalb when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 2-1. Does Midtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest DeKalb turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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