South Aiken is 8-2 against Midland Valley since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will head out on the road to take on the Midland Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for South Aiken's offense. They fell victim to a rough 8-0 loss at the hands of Airport on Wednesday. The contest marked that first time this season in which South Aiken was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Midland Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Fighting Green Hornets 4-3. That's two games straight that Midland Valley has won by just one run.
Landon Stringer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, Midland Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for South Aiken and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Midland Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Everything went South Aiken's way against Midland Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as South Aiken made off with a 14-2 victory. Does South Aiken have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midland Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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