Patriots
| 05/07/26 vs Bluefield | 15-0 |
| 05/04/26 @ James Monroe | 18-5 |
| 04/30/26 vs Summers County | 20-5 |
Midland Trail had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bluefield Beavers a 15-0 shutout. The Patriots were shut out 7-0 the last time they took on the Beavers, so the Patriots were just returning the favor.
Madison Rader made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last ten matchups.
In other batting news, Midland Trail got a massive performance out of Kyndal Parsons, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs Parsons has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Stanley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Midland Trail's win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Bluefield, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-12.
Coming up, Midland Trail will head out to square off against Greenbrier West at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cavaliers have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season. Bluefield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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