Hayesville entered their tilt with Andrews with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Everything went their way against the Andrews Wildcats on Thursday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Hayesville, who have now won eight matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kyle Shaheen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Shaheen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Peyton McGaha and Michael Mauney did most of the damage at the plate: McGaha scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Mauney scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. McGaha has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tate Roberts, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Andrews' side, they 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.
Hayesville's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Andrews, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Hayesville will head out on the road to face off against Robbinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hayesville knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Robbinsville likes a good challenge. As for Andrews, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Swain County at 4:30 p.m. Swain County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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