Baseball Recap: Middleton Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Thunder Ridge	18
04/11/25 @ Boise	12
03/18/25 vs Thunder Ridge	12
03/25/25 @ Meridian	11
04/18/25 @ Centennial	10

Middleton faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Vikings' pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Vikings have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Middleton got a great performance from Ian Lenius as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lenius has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jeremiah Keithley was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jedsen Aldrich, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

The win was the seventh in a row for Middleton, bringing their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Middleton is set to take on their familiar foe Eagle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 3, the Mustangs 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Centennial will face off against rival Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.