The Midway Green Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Stone Memorial Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Midway will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Harriman, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Midway's way against Harriman on Friday as Midway made off with an 11-4 win. 11 seems to be a good number for Midway as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Stone Memorial scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Cumberland County as Stone Memorial made off with a 20-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kara Vonachen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Vonachen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vonachen was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Stone Memorial got a massive performance out of Camdyn Holbrook, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Bailey Dyer, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Midway is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Stone Memorial, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Midway took their win against Stone Memorial in their previous matchup back in April of 2015 by a conclusive 11-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midway since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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