After flying high against Blue Ridge Early College last Saturday, Hayesville came back down to earth. The Hayesville Yellowjackets fell 35-27 to the Swain County Maroon Devils on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Maroon Devils earlier this season, when they won 52-32.
Hayesville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mallory Peck, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Brooks, who posted ten points.
Hayesville's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for Swain County, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Hayesville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Blue Ridge Early College at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hayesville is facing Blue Ridge Early College at the right time seeing as Blue Ridge Early College is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Swain County, they will square off against Murphy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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