Baseball Recap: Anderson County Mavericks vs. Scott Highlanders
Anderson County stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Scott Highlanders an 11-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Anderson County who now have three in a row.
Morgan Clark was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Clark was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trent Strickland, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. McCauley White was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Anderson County has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Scott, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Anderson County is on the road again on Tuesday to play King's Academy at 6:00 p.m. King's Academy is coming into the match with four straight losses at home, meaning Anderson County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Scott, they will head out on the road to take on Campbell County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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