Smoky Mountain is 0-5 against Murphy since April of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Murphy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Smoky Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Murphy will be coming in after a defeat.
Smoky Mountain was handed a 16-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Hayesville 7-6.
Ezilah Baylon
| 03/17/25 vs Hayesville | 3 |
| 04/16/24 @ North Henderson | 2 |
| 03/13/25 @ West Henderson | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ North Henderson | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Pisgah | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Ezilah Baylon, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Mica Tiger-Harlan was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Smoky Mountain hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hayesville struck out ten times.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Murphy and Swain County meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. Murphy fell 6-2 to Swain County.
Smoky Mountain's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Smoky Mountain couldn't quite get it done against Murphy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can Smoky Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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