Midland Valley hasn't had much luck against Airport recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Midland Valley Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Airport Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Midland Valley is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-0 to Brookland-Cayce. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Airport came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thoroughbreds a 16-0 shutout. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Daniel Butts and Brice Gillette did most of the damage at the plate: Butts went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Gillette scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Gillette a new career-high. Caden Hatfield was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Airport always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Airport pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. As for Midland Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Midland Valley might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Airport when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Midland Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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