The Midway Green Wave will square off against the Monterey Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Midway will be strutting in after a win while Monterey will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Midway turned things around against Rockwood on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Green Wave considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Midway let Caiden Brewer and Brennan Reed run wild. Brewer went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Reed went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Reed has posted since back in March. Peyton Steele was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monterey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Smith County, falling 12-2. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly ten runs.
Monterey saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Rachford, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Monterey's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Midway, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Midway skirted past Monterey 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Do the Green Wave have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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