Airport has gone 9-1 against Midland Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Airport Eagles will head out to face off against the Midland Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Airport has four straight wins, Midland Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Airport is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over South Aiken on Monday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Daniel Butts
| 03/17/25 vs South Aiken | 3 |
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Airport let Daniel Butts and Brice Gillette run wild. Butts went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Gillette scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave Butts a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Caden Hatfield, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Airport always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Midland Valley fell victim to Brookland-Cayce and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats. The match marked the first time this year in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
Airport's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. As for Midland Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Everything went Airport's way against Midland Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Airport made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Airport 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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