Baseball Recap: Scott County Cardinals vs. Ryle Raiders
There's no place like home for Scott County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They skirted past the Ryle Raiders 3-1. For Scott County, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 defeat Ryle walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2019.
Asher Harrington tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Scott County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Arden, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Landon Whitson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Scott County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Ryle, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Scott County will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Ryle at 2:30 p.m. As for Ryle, they will head out on the road to square off against Franklin County at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ryle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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