The South Brunswick Cougars will take on the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with South Brunswick sitting on 19 straight victories dating back to last season and Scotland on four.
South Brunswick will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Laney, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. South Brunswick's pitcher stepped up to hand Laney a 4-0 shutout on Friday.
Kina Davis
| 03/14/25 @ Laney | 20 |
| 03/11/25 vs Hoggard | 16 |
| 03/04/25 vs Fairmont | 13 |
| 02/28/25 vs Scotland | 15 |
| 06/01/24 vs Kings Mountain | 15 |
| + 18 more games |
Laney's batters probably weren't too happy with Kina Davis, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 20 Ks (she gave up zero walks). That's the most strikeouts Davis has posted since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carly Clewis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that she snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Scotland earned a 5-1 win over East Forsyth on Friday.
Kinsey Hamilton was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Blue, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Scotland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 5.33 in the others. As for South Brunswick, their record is now 6-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Brunswick has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Scotland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Brunswick came out on top in a nail-biter against Scotland in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Brunswick since the squad 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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