With a playoff game on the line, Midland rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Socorro Bulldogs out 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Midland sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
For Socorro's part, Haley Rodriguez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Mia Dominguez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Anais Lomeli was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Midland's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8. As for Socorro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 26-10-3.
Midland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Socorro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Friday.
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