The Midway Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Midway's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while St. Pauls has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Midway was able to grind out a solid victory over Red Springs, taking the game 5-2.
Christian Gainey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carson Tew, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Lucas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Pauls lost 9-3 to Clinton on Friday. That's two games in a row now that St. Pauls has lost by exactly six runs.
Midway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for St. Pauls, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Midway came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pauls when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Midway repeat their success, or does St. Pauls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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