Rockwood and Midway are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rockwood Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Midway Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, Rockwood got the win against Cumberland County by a conclusive 7-1.
Amber Bailey made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bailey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bailey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zakiyah Baylis, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Addison Welch was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Midway has not done well against Harriman recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Midway's way against Harriman as Midway made off with an 11-4 win. Midway might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Rockwood's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Midway, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Rockwood might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Midway in their previous matchup last Monday. Can Rockwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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