After flying high against Meridian on Friday, Capital came back down to earth. The Eagles fell 8-5 to the Middleton Vikings on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Capital got a good showing from Aiden Widner, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Capital saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will McDonald, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Cooper Myers was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Capital now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Middleton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Capital will challenge rival Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Middleton is set to square off against their familiar foe Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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