Highland has gone 3-0 against Scotland County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe Scotland County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland has six straight victories, Scotland County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 22-0 margin over Knox County on Thursday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Scotland County came up short against Canton on Thursday and fell 10-7. That's two games in a row now that Scotland County has lost by exactly three runs.
Keeley Brown put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kwyn Hamlin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Allie Elenbaas, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Scotland County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Highland's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-5. As for Scotland County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Highland took their victory against Scotland County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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