It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Midland Trail ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past the Greenbrier West Cavaliers 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Midland Trail as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Madison Rader spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Hall, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Greenbrier West's side, Brilee Redden was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over eight innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Redden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base.
Redden wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julia Herndon, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases.
Midland Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Greenbrier West, their record is now 17-8.
As of now, neither Midland Trail nor Greenbrier West have any future games scheduled.
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