Lee County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Scotland Fighting Scots. That's more bragging rights for Lee County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gavin Swann looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lee County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker McDuffie, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. McDuffie has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Stanfield, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Lee County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Scotland, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Lee County will be playing in front of their home fans against Leesville Road at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Leesville Road is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so Lee County will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Scotland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Richmond at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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