White County Central hasn't had much luck against Midland recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The White County Central Bears will challenge the Midland Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While White County Central's victory against Sloan-Hendrix wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. White County Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Sloan-Hendrix on Friday, sneaking past 4-2.
Allie Schmidt and Haylee Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Schmidt went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Smith went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: White County Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Midland hadn't done well against Pangburn recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Midland won by a run and slipped past Pangburn 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The team relied heavily on Addison Rooffener, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Midland's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for White County Central, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
White County Central might still be hurting after the 16-4 defeat they got from Midland in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Can White County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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