Midland is 9-1 against Bradford since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mustangs will host the Eagles at 9:23 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Midland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Brinkley 25-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Brantley Langle
| 04/15/25 vs Brinkley | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Concord | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Clarendon | 2 |
| 03/15/25 @ Quitman | 1 |
Brantley Langle was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Aaron Bozeman was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Midland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bradford entered their tilt with Concord on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 6-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted against the Pirates since March 29, 2022.
Bradford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Dunn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Gage Davis, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Bradford's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Midland, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.
Everything went Midland's way against Bradford in their previous meeting back in March, as Midland made off with a 22-1 victory. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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