It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Midland Trail can now relate to. They lost 12-1 to the Greenbrier West Cavaliers on Monday. Midland Trail has not had much luck with Greenbrier West recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Greenbrier West's part, David Lester and Braydon McClung made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lester tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, McClung pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lester has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Lester scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while McClung scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dakota Hamrick, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Hanna, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Midland Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 12-17-1. As for Greenbrier West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Midland Trail does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Greenbrier West, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-3 loss vs. Charleston Catholic on the 14th.
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