It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Midway can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Lenoir Blue Devils by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, with their most recent defeat being a 9-8 loss on Thursday.
Luke Peterson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Wilson Mayo also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Midway and nudges their season record down to 23-9. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for South Lenoir, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Midway does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Lenoir, they will face off against East Rutherford at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Devils 3.6, the Cavaliers 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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