The Midway Vikings will be playing at home against the Butler Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Midway has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Midway fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Kansas City East Christian Academy last Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 8-7. That's two games in a row now that Midway has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Butler won against Versailles on Saturday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Butler's pitcher stepped up to hand Warsaw a 4-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Butler.
Maddox Fennewald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Fennewald has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fennewald was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Midway's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Butler, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
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