The Carolina Day Wildcats are on the road again on Monday to play the Swain County Maroon Devils at 6:30 p.m. Carolina Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Carolina Day earned a 7-2 win over Asheville T. The victory was just what Carolina Day needed coming off of an 11-0 loss in their prior game.
Manning Stewart and Devrey Hernandez were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Stewart struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Hernandez struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Stewart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Stewart scored a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Hernandez scored a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Martiste Mills, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-6. Sterling Haynes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Swain County has not done well against Rosman recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Thursday. Swain County put the hurt on Rosman with a sharp 11-0 win. Swain County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by 11 runs or more this season.
Carter Hayes and Lawson Woodard did most of the damage at the plate: Hayes scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Woodard scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Forrest Shuler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Carolina Day's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6. As for Swain County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Carolina Day has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Swain County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Carolina Day came up short against Swain County when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swain County's Grady Lewis, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Now that Carolina Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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