Grant County lost against Scott back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Grant County Braves took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scott Eagles. Grant County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Scott's part, Porter Huston made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Huston was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brady Smith was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Andrew Stretch was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Grant County's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Scott, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Grant County will be playing in front of their home fans against Villa Madonna at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Scott, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Mercer County at 1:00 p.m. Mercer County is on a five-game streak of home wins, Scott a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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