Softball Preview: Robbinsville Black Knights vs. Hayesville Yellowjackets
Robbinsville is 10-0 against Hayesville since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Robbinsville Black Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Hayesville Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Robbinsville has nine straight victories, Hayesville has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Robbinsville can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Smoky Mountain.
Memory Frapp was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Frapp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Frapp was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Suri (money) Watty and Zoie Shuler did most of the damage at the plate: (money) Watty scored three runs while going 4-for-4, while Shuler scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Shuler has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Naomi Taylor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Hayesville's offense. Their tough 16-0 defeat to Murphy on Friday might stick with them for a while. The shutout was out of character for Hayesville seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Robbinsville pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hayesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Robbinsville took their victory against Hayesville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-6. Will Robbinsville repeat their success, or does Hayesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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