Taft Middleton turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his 12th in a row with more than five strikeouts. On the year, Middleton has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 1.44 over 63 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.506/0.617/0.952 with 31 runs and 7 home runs.
Middleton's strong effort led Brookstone over Strong Rock Christian and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Thanks in part to Middleton's efforts, Brookstone will roll in on a seven-game winning streak. Will Middleton and the rest of the team keep the streak alive? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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