Baseball Preview: Swain County Maroon Devils vs. Hiwassee Dam Eagles
Swain County is 9-1 against Hiwassee Dam since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Swain County Maroon Devils will look to defend their home field against the Hiwassee Dam Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Swain County's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Hiwassee Dam has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
In what's become a running theme this season, Swain County gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Andrews a 10-0 shutout.
Will Holden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. Holden was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carter Hayes and Ayden Smiley did most of the damage at the plate: Hayes scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Smiley went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Smiley has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Forrest Shuler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hiwassee Dam earned an 8-4 victory over Cherokee on Friday.
Like Swain County, Hiwassee Dam also got a great game from a two-way player: CLAY DAVIS. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. DAVIS was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on ABEL PENLAND, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was COLTON BERRONG, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Swain County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Hiwassee Dam, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Everything went Swain County's way against Hiwassee Dam when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Swain County made off with a 14-6 victory. Will Swain County repeat their success, or does Hiwassee Dam have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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