Baseball Game Preview: Scott Highlanders vs. Clarkrange Buffaloes

The Scott Highlanders will challenge the Clarkrange Buffaloes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Scott's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jellico as Scott made off with a 14-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won six in a row.

Meanwhile, Clarkrange was able to grind out a solid win over Red Boiling Springs on Tuesday, taking the game 3-0. That's two games straight that the Buffaloes have won by exactly three runs.

Mason McWhirter made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. McWhirter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. McWhirter is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Walker Atkinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Atkinson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Scott pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13.7 runs. As for Clarkrange, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.

Everything went Scott's way against Clarkrange in their previous matchup on Thursday, as Scott made off with a 13-1 victory. Does Scott have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clarkrange turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.