In what's become a running theme this season, Midway gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Pauls Bulldogs an 8-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Midway as they're now sitting on five straight.
John McLamb made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. McLamb has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. McLamb was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Tanner Williams looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Carson Tew and Wyatt Lucas did most of the damage at the plate: Tew scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Lucas scored a run while going 2-for-3. Tripp Westbrook was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On St. Pauls' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Garner, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Midway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for St. Pauls, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-15.
Midway will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Pauls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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