Baseball Game Preview: Midland Timberwolves vs. Henry-Senachwine Mallards

For the second straight game, Midland will face off against Henry-Senachwine. The Timberwolves will head out to square off against the Mallards at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Midland will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Henry-Senachwine, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Timberwolves' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mallards a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday.

Henry-Senachwine's batters probably weren't too happy with Dom Rosa, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up two walks). Rosa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Midland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Bickerman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Bickerman a new career-high.

Midland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Henry-Senachwine, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.