West Bladen had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Midway Raiders on Monday. This was a revenge contest for West Bladen, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Garrett Dunham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Dunham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Russ, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Midway's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Midway didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Bladen only tossed four.
West Bladen's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Midway, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
West Bladen will be playing at home against St. Pauls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pauls will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Midway, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Clinton at 6:00 p.m. Clinton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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