Scotland is on a five-game streak of home wins, while South Brunswick is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Scotland Fighting Scots will take on the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Scotland owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Southern Lee.
Avery Stutts was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Stutts has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stutts was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dawson Blue, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Lewis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick got the win against New Hanover on Friday by a conclusive 15-0.
South Brunswick got a massive performance out of Lily Knox, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Goodwin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Scotland's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for South Brunswick, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Monday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Scotland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .334. However, it's not like South Brunswick struggles in that department as they've averaged .317. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Scotland came out on top in a nail-biter against South Brunswick in their previous meeting on Monday, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Brunswick's Kina Davis, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Scotland still be able to contain Davis? There's only one way to find out.
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