Scott is 0-10 against York Institute since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Scott Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the York Institute Dragons at 6:00 p.m.
Sadly, Scott is still looking for their first win of the season after six games. Their rough 15-5 defeat to Clinton on Monday might stick with them for a while.
York Institute never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Clarkrange on Thursday. They never let the Buffaloes onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering York Institute has won four contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
York Institute's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Tallent, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jalen Garrett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Scott's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for York Institute, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7-1.
Scott suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to York Institute when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garrett, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Scott knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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