After flying high against Sunbright last Monday, Midway came back down to earth. The Midway Green Wave fell 9-4 to the Coalfield Yellow Jackets on Thursday. Midway has not had much luck with Coalfield recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Caiden Brewer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Peyton Steele, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Midway's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Coalfield, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Midway will square off against Wartburg Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Midway is facing Wartburg Central at the right time seeing as Wartburg Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Coalfield, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Oak Ridge at 5:30 p.m. Coalfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Oak Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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