Swain County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 24-4 margin over the Murphy Bulldogs. The Maroon Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
The team relied heavily on Ayden Smiley, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Swain County's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Will Holden, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Maroon Devils
| 03/18/25 @ Murphy | 61.7% |
| 03/14/25 @ Hiwassee Dam | 55.8% |
| 03/11/25 vs Hiwassee Dam | 60% |
| 03/07/25 @ Enka | 6.7% |
| 03/06/25 @ Rosman | 51.4% |
| + 9 more games |
Swain County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .617. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Swain County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Murphy, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-5.
Swain County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Murphy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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