Baseball Preview: Hayesville Yellowjackets vs. Mountain Heritage Cougars
The Hayesville Yellowjackets will face off against the Mountain Heritage Cougars on Friday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hayesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bethany with a sharp 11-5 win. The result was nothing new for Hayesville, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Jackson Sellers made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Sellers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sellers was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chance Hughes was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton McGaha, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Piedmont Community Charter onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Tuesday.
Not much got past Lane Chandler, who gave up just four hits to keep Piedmont Community Charter off the board.
On the hitting side, Caden Carrol was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Burleson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Hayesville pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Mountain Heritage, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
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