It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middleton can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lewiston Bengals on Thursday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Middleton got a good showing from Averi Gustafson, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits Gustafson has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Middleton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie McPherson, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Middleton's defeat dropped their record down to 22-5. As for Lewiston, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-11.
Middleton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lewiston, they will square off against Burley at 11:15 a.m. on Friday. The Bengals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.
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