Softball Recap: Scotland Picks Up 18th Consecutive Victory

Fighting Scots

Previous Games

04/19/25 @ Red Springs	23-0
04/17/25 vs Richmond	15-0
04/15/25 @ Freedom Christian Academy	4-0
04/14/25 @ Lee County	14-1
04/10/25 vs Pinecrest	14-0
+ 13 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scotland). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Red Springs Red Devils a 23-0 shutout on Saturday. The Fighting Scots are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 18 straight.

Scotland got a massive performance out of Dawson Blue, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Blue has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Johnson, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs.

Scotland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.

Scotland's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.1 runs on average over those games. As for Red Springs, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.

Scotland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Springs, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on West Bladen at 6:00 p.m. on the 29th. The Knights will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.