Midland extended their losing streak to nine on Monday, dropping them down to 10-11. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mt. Pleasant Oilers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Oilers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-3 on Monday.
As for Mt. Pleasant, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Mt. Pleasant's part, Drew Arntz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Arntz was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Chase Willey was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Mt. Pleasant is undefeated when Willey posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ethan Johnston, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base.
While Midland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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