Hayesville entered their tilt with Murphy with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Everything went their way against the Murphy Bulldogs on Friday as they made off with a 16-1 win. Hayesville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Cade Caruso spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Hayesville got a massive performance out of Tate Roberts, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Roberts has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Hughes, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
On Murphy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Crapse, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Hayesville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Murphy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Hayesville will be playing at home against Robbinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hayesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season. As for Murphy, they will head out on the road to challenge Swain County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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