Baseball Preview: Robbinsville Black Knights vs. Hiwassee Dam Eagles
Robbinsville and Hiwassee Dam are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Robbinsville was able to grind out a solid win over Andrews, taking the game 6-2.
Ethan Orr made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Orr was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Luke Lovin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hiwassee Dam has not done well against Murphy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Hiwassee Dam won by a run and slipped past Murphy 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hiwassee Dam.
Like Robbinsville, Hiwassee Dam also got a great game from a two-way player: CLAY DAVIS. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. DAVIS has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. DAVIS was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
DAVIS wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was TRENTEN BEAVERS, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was COLTON BERRONG, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Robbinsville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Hiwassee Dam, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Robbinsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Hiwassee Dam in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Robbinsville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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