Swain County is 10-0 against Andrews since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Swain County Maroon Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Andrews Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Swain County has five straight wins, Andrews has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Swain County earned a 13-8 victory over Murphy.
Lawson Woodard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. Woodard was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Swain County let Ayden Smiley and Carter Hayes loose on the outfield. Smiley went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Hayes went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Forrest Shuler was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Andrews lost 12-2 to Hayesville on Thursday.
Andrews saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Shular, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Andrews didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their eighth loss (out of nine games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Swain County pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Andrews, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Swain County took their victory against Andrews in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swain County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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