Midtown extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 8-7. They put the hurt on the Creekside Seminoles with a sharp 16-1 win. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Coen Wilson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, earning two RBI and one run.
Kingston Glover
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kingston Glover, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was John Brennan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Midtown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
As for Creekside, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. They were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but Midtown's pitchers proved too tough.
On Creekside's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Finney, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Finney is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Midtown will have a chance to go back-to-back against Creekside: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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