Robbinsville is a perfect 10-0 against Cherokee since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Black Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Braves at 4:30 p.m. Robbinsville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Robbinsville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Swain County.
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Not much got past Naomi Taylor, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Swain County off the board. Taylor has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dreylee Webster, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.
Robbinsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cherokee came up short against Swain County on Friday and fell 10-5. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Robbinsville pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cherokee, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Robbinsville took their win against Cherokee when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Black Knights repeat their success, or do the Braves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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