Baseball Recap: Scott County Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Sayre

Scott County faced Sayre in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-6. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 8-0.

Scott County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Arden, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Justin Stevenson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Scott County's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Sayre, their record now sits at 17-3.

Coming up, Scott County will challenge George Rogers Clark at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sayre, they will square off against Danville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Admirals have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.