Hoke County is 1-9 against Scotland since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hoke County Bucks are on the road again to play the Scotland Fighting Scots at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Hoke County's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
Hoke County can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Jack Britt.
Adriana Miller spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits.
On the hitting side, Salustiana (Chica) Amador was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. McKenzie Freeman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Scotland put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Richmond onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Avery Stutts made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Stutts has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Stutts was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Stutts wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addison Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Hoke County pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12 runs. As for Scotland, their record now sits at 7-0.
Both Hoke County and Scotland just can't seem to miss. Hoke County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Scotland struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 1.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Hoke County might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Scotland in their previous matchup on March 5th. 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 seven over five innings pitched. Now that Hoke 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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