Softball Preview: Robbinsville Black Knights vs. Hayesville Yellowjackets
Robbinsville is 10-0 against Hayesville since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Robbinsville Black Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hayesville Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Robbinsville has ten straight victories, Hayesville has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Robbinsville can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hayesville a 13-0 shutout.
Presley (Elvis) Caylor was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Caylor has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Caylor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Zoie (Z) Shuler and Memory (Mems) Frapp did most of the damage at the plate: Shuler fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3, while Frapp fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Shuler has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Anna (Banana) Williams, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Robbinsville's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Hayesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
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