Swain County can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on the Carolina Day Wildcats with a sharp 9-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Swain County.
Bradyn Ruais made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ruais was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Rowan Ellis was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jones Robinson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Carolina Day's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Martiste Mills, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Mills is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Swain County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Carolina Day, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
Swain County has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Andrews at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Swain County is facing Andrews at the right time seeing as Andrews is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Carolina Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Statesville Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Statesville Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.83 runs per game on average), something Carolina Day will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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