Winfield and Scott are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Winfield Generals will stay at home for another game and welcome the Scott Skyhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Winfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Scott's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Winfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Sissonville, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Winfield was ranked fourth). Winfield's pitchers stepped up to hand Sissonville a 3-0 shutout last Saturday.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Scott's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to Charleston Catholic. Scott has not had much luck with Charleston Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Scott saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Neal, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Winfield's victory was their 32nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-3. As for Scott, their loss dropped their record down to 18-11.
Winfield beat Scott 5-0 when the teams last played back in March. Will Winfield repeat their success, or does Scott have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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