Softball Preview: Scotts Hill Lions vs. Lexington Tigers
After three games on the road, Scotts Hill is heading back home. They will take on the Lexington Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Scotts Hill has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Scotts Hill needed a bit of extra time to put away Riverside. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 8-6.
Meanwhile, Lexington made easy work of Crockett County on Thursday and carried off a 9-2 win. With that victory, Lexington brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
KaLyn Simko was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kinley Melton, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI.
Scotts Hill now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Lexington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-12-1.
Scotts Hill couldn't quite finish off Lexington in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lexington's Kailyn Melton, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Scotts Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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