Scotland County has been away from home for three games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Highland Cougars at 5:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Scotland County came up short against Canton and fell 10-7. The defeat continues a trend for Scotland County in their matchups with Canton: they've now lost nine in a row.
Keeley Brown put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow 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. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in September. Allie Elenbaas was another key player, going 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). They never let Knox County onto the board and left with a 22-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Cougars have won 18 matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Scotland County's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Scotland County suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Scotland County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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