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| 03/25/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 13-7 W |
| 03/27/23 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 03/17/22 - Away | 4-6 L |
| 05/18/21 - Home | 0-6 L |
| + 4 more games |
Scott County proved they can win big last Monday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lafayette Generals, sneaking past 6-5. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Scott County got a great performance from Jack Willhite as he struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Willhite has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Seth Jean and Tyler Wands did most of the damage at the plate: Jean scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Wands went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Wands a new career-high.
Scott County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lafayette, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3-1.
Scott County has already played their next contest, a 12-8 loss against Lexington Christian on the 27th. As for Lafayette, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-2 defeat against Sayre on the 26th.
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