Thunderbird had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Middleton Vikings and snuck past 3-1.
Chase Benson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Benson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other pitching news, Patrick Ramon looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Andersen, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
On Middleton's side, Kellen Viehwig was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Cam Lenius made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Thunderbird pushed their record up to 6-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Middleton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Thunderbird has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Pomona at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Middleton, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Greenway at 1:00 p.m. Middleton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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