Elyria had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 4-11 to make it four. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Midview Middies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Middies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Monday.
As for Midview, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
For Midview's part, Benjamin Szczepanski and Kaiden Vogelpohl made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Szczepanski struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Vogelpohl pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Szczepanski also tossed a walk, which is notable because Midview is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-7 otherwise. At bat, Szczepanski went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Vogelpohl went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. With that strong performance, Vogelpohl is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Jockel, who earned one RBI, two runs, and three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Cole Lowrie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Coming up, Elyria will welcome Keystone at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Midview, they are taking a road trip to challenge Elyria Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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