Lee County is 0-9 against Scotland since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Scotland Fighting Scots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lee County earned a 5-1 win over Richmond. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lee County.
Savanna Mullins made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Mullins has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Mullins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Scotland stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Pinecrest onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory.
Like Lee County, Scotland also got a great game from a two-way player: Avery Stutts. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Stutts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dawson Blue, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Johnson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Lee County's record now sits at 6-8. As for Scotland, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lee County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Scotland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lee County suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Scotland in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stutts, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lee County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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