South Brunswick has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, South Brunswick got themselves on the board against New Hanover, but New Hanover never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over the Wildcats.
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. Kendra Goodwin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Scotland put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Southern Lee as Scotland made off with a 9-0 victory.
Avery Stutts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Stutts has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stutts was also big at the plate, 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 Madison Dixon, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
South Brunswick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Scotland, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. South Brunswick hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Scotland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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