Baseball Game Preview: Mountain Island Charter Raptors vs. Hayesville Yellowjackets

The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will challenge the Hayesville Yellowjackets on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Mountain Island Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Thomasville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raptors.

Ryan Hayes

Hits

05/06/25 @ Thomasville	3
04/22/25 vs Bradford Prep	3
03/06/25 vs Jackson Day	3
04/01/25 @ Pine Lake Prep	2
03/28/25 @ Langtree Charter Academy	2
+ 9 more games

The team relied heavily on Ryan Hayes, who went 3-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Mountain Island Charter: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 6-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Hart, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hayesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Mitchell get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday.

Hayesville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Mountain Island Charter, their record now sits at 9-13.

Mountain Island Charter beat Hayesville 12-9 in their previous matchup back in June of 2021. Do the Raptors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.