Midland Trail has gone 8-2 against Greenbrier West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Patriots will be playing at home against the Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Midland Trail will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Midland Trail will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Sherman, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Patriots walked away with a 5-1 win over the Tide on Tuesday.
Madison Rader was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Jesse Skaggs
| 04/22/25 vs Sherman | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Greater Beckley Christian | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Cross Lanes Christian | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Greenbrier West | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Buffalo | 1 |
In other batting news, Jesse Skaggs was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Raelyn Morris was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier West started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against PikeView. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
Greenbrier West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diana Porter, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Midland Trail's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Greenbrier West, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Midland Trail has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Greenbrier West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Midland Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenbrier West in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 8-6. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
