The Scotland Fighting Scots will square off against the Richmond Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scotland will be strutting in after a victory while Richmond will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Scotland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Lee County. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Fighting Scots have posted against the Yellow Jackets since April 18, 2018.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Richmond's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Scotland by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Raiders have suffered since April 16, 2024.
Richmond saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Nolan, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Scotland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Scotland came out on top in a nail-biter against Richmond when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Fighting Scots repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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