Summers County is 0-6 against Midland Trail since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Summers County Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Midland Trail Patriots at 5:30 p.m.
Summers County is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 25-8 loss at the hands of Mount View. That's two games in a row now that Summers County has lost by exactly 17 runs.
Meanwhile, Midland Trail entered their tilt with Charleston Catholic with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Irish with a sharp 16-1 victory on Saturday. Midland Trail might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Madison Rader made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rader was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Midland Trail got a massive performance out of Raygen Parsons, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jenna Stonestreet was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Summers County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Midland Trail, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Summers County might still be hurting after the 24-0 loss they got from Midland Trail in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rader, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Summers County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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