The Midway Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Midway comes in on three and South Lenoir on six.
Last Thursday, Midway earned a 7-4 win over West Johnston.
Harry Johnson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
Wesley Tew
| 03/13/25 @ West Johnston | 2 |
| 03/12/25 @ North Lenoir | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Southern Wayne | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wesley Tew, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Camden Wilson was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir beat East Duplin 5-1 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Blue Devils have won by exactly four runs.
Jake Howard was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
South Lenoir pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Midway, their record is now 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Midway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Lenoir struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Midway took their win against South Lenoir in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midway since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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