Softball Preview: Uwharrie Charter Eagles vs. Swain County Maroon Devils
Uwharrie Charter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Swain County Maroon Devils on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Uwharrie Charter: 2, Swain County: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Uwharrie Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mitchell as Uwharrie Charter made off with a 13-3 victory. Uwharrie Charter might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Swain County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Heritage and snuck past 4-3. Winning may never get old, but Swain County sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Rylee Rawls was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Rawls has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Rawls was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Rawls wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carley Teesateskie, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Uwharrie Charter's win bumped their record up to 18-3-1. As for Swain County, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
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