County Line is 0-10 against Scranton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The County Line Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Scranton Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, County Line had just enough and edged Mountainburg out 3-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Scranton's way against Nemo Vista on Thursday as Scranton made off with a 12-2 victory.
DeLaney Mainer made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Mainer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Mainer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Morgan Lensing and Marrissa Layes did most of the damage at the plate: Lensing scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Layes scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5. Emily Kremers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
The win got County Line back to even at 3-3. As for Scranton, their record now sits at 2-7.
County Line might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from Scranton in their previous matchup on March 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mainer, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that County Line knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
