West Bladen is 1-9 against Midway since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Bladen Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Midway Raiders at 6:30 p.m.
West Bladen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clinton.
West Bladen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Hester, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Midway earned a 7-2 win over Fairmont on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Midway.
Midway also got a great performance from Christian Gainey as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Midway let Tripp Westbrook and Tanner Williams loose on the outfield. Westbrook scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Williams scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carson Tew, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
West Bladen's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Midway, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
West Bladen might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Midway in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Midway's John McLamb, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that West Bladen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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