Midway won the last time they faced Fairmont, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Midway Raiders walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes. The win made it back-to-back victories for Midway.
Midway got a great performance from Christian Gainey as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tripp Westbrook and Tanner Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Westbrook scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Williams scored a run while going 1-for-4. Wyatt Scott was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Fairmont's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mynkoda Smith, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Midway is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Fairmont, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Midway will head out on the road to face off against West Bladen at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Midway is facing West Bladen at the right time seeing as West Bladen is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fairmont, they will head out on the road to take on St. Pauls at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairmont will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: St. Pauls will have lost three straight heading into Friday's match.
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