Baseball Preview: Tates Creek Commodores vs. Scott County Cardinals
Tates Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Scott County Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Tates Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Corbin. They had just enough and edged the Redhounds out 7-6.
Blake Jones looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Finley Insko was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Chase Moore, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Scott County stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Madison Central onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Scott County.
The result came thanks to Tyler Robinson's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shawn Rowe was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Tates Creek's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Scott County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Everything went Tates Creek's way against Scott County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Tates Creek made off with a 10-4 victory. Will Tates Creek repeat their success, or does Scott County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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