On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Midland Trail Patriots had to settle for an 11-9 loss against the Paden City Wildcats. That's two games in a row now that Midland Trail has lost by exactly two runs.
Midland Trail saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Midland Trail has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9-1 record this season. As for Paden City, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Midland Trail will head out on the road to square off against Charleston Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Midland Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Paden City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bridgeport at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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