In what's become a running theme this season, Middleton gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cactus Cobras with a sharp 18-1 victory. While fans of Middleton might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Justin Wunsch looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Treyton Swygart and Ryan Collins did most of the damage at the plate: Swygart scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Collins went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Drew Holman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Cactus' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Middleton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Cactus, they dropped their record down to 4-7-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Middleton will be playing at home against Agua Fria at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Middleton's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Agua Fria's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cactus, they are on the road again on Friday to play Greenway at 4:00 p.m. Cactus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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