The Midway Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Midway has five straight wins, St. Pauls has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Midway can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Pauls an 8-0 shutout.
John McLamb was a major factor 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 solid in the batter's box, 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 tossed 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.
Midway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for St. Pauls, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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