After flying high against Meadow Bridge last Monday, Greenbrier West came back down to earth. The Greenbrier West Cavaliers fell just short of the Midland Trail Patriots by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. Greenbrier West has not had much luck with Midland Trail recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Braydon McClung put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. McClung was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. 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.
In other batting news, David Lester was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Greenbrier West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Midland Trail's side, the team relied heavily on Thad Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Greenbrier West's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Midland Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7-1 record this season.
Greenbrier West will head out on the road to face off against James Monroe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. James Monroe's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Greenbrier West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Midland Trail, they will face off against Calhoun at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Midland Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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