After two games on the road, St. Pauls is heading back home. They will take on the Midway Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
St. Pauls' hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Midway on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Raiders. St. Pauls has struggled against Midway recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Midway's part, John McLamb made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. McLamb has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. McLamb was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Tanner Williams looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Carson Tew and Wyatt Lucas did most of the damage at the plate: Tew scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Lucas scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tripp Westbrook, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
St. Pauls' loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Midway, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
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