Softball Preview: Scotland Fighting Scots vs. South Brunswick Cougars
The Scotland Fighting Scots will head out on the road to face off against the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Scotland sitting on nine straight victories and South Brunswick on four.
Last Tuesday, Scotland had just enough and edged West Stanly out 6-5.
Avery Stutts was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing nine innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Stutts has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stutts was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Madison Dixon was excellent, going 4-for-5 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Dawson Blue, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick has not done well against Hoggard recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Wednesday. South Brunswick never let Hoggard onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. South Brunswick's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
South Brunswick saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Scotland's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for South Brunswick, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Scotland has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. However, it's not like South Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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