Scotland County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the South Shelby Cardinals as the Scotland County Tigers made off with a 25-5 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Payton Frederick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Frederick was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Scotland County got a massive performance out of Vincent Dale, who went 2-for-6 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Layne Stott, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Scotland County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for South Shelby, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Scotland County will be playing in front of their home fans against Marceline at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Scotland County has three straight victories, Marceline has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for South Shelby, they will head out on the road to take on Palmyra at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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