Softball Recap: Swain County Maroon Devils vs. Andrews Wildcats
In what's become a running theme this season, Swain County gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Andrews Wildcats a 12-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Swain County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rylee Rawls was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Rawls has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Rawls was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jayden Smiley and Carley Teesateskie did most of the damage at the plate: Smiley scored four runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Teesateskie went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. Teesateskie has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makenzee Bird, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Swain County and bumps their season record up to 8-6. As for Andrews, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Swain County will take on Hiwassee Dam at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Swain County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Andrews, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cherokee at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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