Midway had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Harnett Central on Thursday. Everything went the Midway Raiders' way against the Harnett Central Trojans as the Midway Raiders made off with an 8-1 win. The Raiders not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 21, 2024.
Sarah Autry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Autry was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
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In other batting news, Samantha Carter was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Ella Clark, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Midway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory was the third in a row for Midway, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Harnett Central, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.
Looking ahead, Midway will head out to challenge South Lenoir at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Midway's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so South Lenoir's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harnett Central, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 19-0 win against Westover on the 14th.
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