The Scotland/Menno Trappers will be playing in front of their home fans against Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Scotland/Menno has four straight victories, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Scotland/Menno gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Parkston.
Olivia Binde made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Binde has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Binde was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Amanda Rames was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy lost 16-4 to Beresford on Monday.
Scotland/Menno is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
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