Baseball Recap: Midtown Has No Trouble Against Creekside

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/11/26 vs Mays	18
03/27/26 vs Creekside	15
03/30/26 @ Creekside	7
03/19/26 @ Forest Park	7
03/25/26 @ M.L. King	6

Midtown came out on top against Creekside on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Knights were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Seminoles. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

Dylan Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Kingston Glover and Lyndon Williams, III did most of the damage at the plate: Glover went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Williams, III went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Midtown is undefeated when Glover posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. John Brennan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Midtown has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Creekside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Midtown is set to challenge their familiar foe Mays at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Creekside will take on rival Forest Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.