The Monterey Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Midway Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monterey is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Monterey came up short against Smith County on Tuesday, falling 12-2. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly ten runs.
Monterey saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Rachford, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Midway not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th. Everything went their way against Rockwood as they made off with a 15-0 win. The Green Wave have beaten the Tigers the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Midway let Caiden Brewer and Brennan Reed run wild. Brewer went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Reed went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Midway is 3-1 when Reed posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Peyton Steele, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Monterey's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Midway, their record now sits at 8-11.
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