On Saturday, Scotland/Menno faced Hanson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Scotland/Menno Trappers skirted past the Hanson Beavers 3-1. For Scotland/Menno, this counts as revenge for the 5-0 defeat Hanson walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Olivia Binde made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Binde has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Binde was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Trinity Bietz was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI. Kaelie Derby was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Hanson's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Marek, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Scotland/Menno's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Hanson, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Scotland/Menno will be playing in front of their home fans against Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotland/Menno is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Hanson, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Florence/Henry at 5:00 p.m. Hanson's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Florence/Henry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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