The Midlothian Trojans will face off against the James River Midlothian Rapids at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Midlothian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Cosby with a sharp 14-1 victory on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, James River Midlothian put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against L.C. Bird as they made off with a 13-3 win. That's two games straight that the Rapids have won by exactly ten runs.
Conner Sprouse made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sprouse was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Nate Reed was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That hit was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Grant, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Midlothian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for James River Midlothian, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Midlothian came out on top in a nail-biter against James River Midlothian in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Rapids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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