The Midway Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Midway fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Sherwood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Marksmen by a score of 10-9. Midway has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah Meerkatz led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Trenton Siemens was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Kansas City East Christian Academy can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top against Maranatha Christian Academy by a score of 16-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Stephen Hutson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Hutson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Robert Carpenter was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaycob Mieir, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Midway's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, their record now sits at 2-8.
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