The South Stokes Sauras will take on the Swain County Maroon Devils on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Stokes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Robbinsville 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sauras.
Meanwhile, Swain County waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Ironmen as they made off with a 12-1 win. The Maroon Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Rylee Rawls made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carley Teesateskie, who fired off two home runs and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reese Ammons, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Swain County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherryville only posted an OBP of .310.
Swain County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for South Stokes, their record now sits at 17-8.
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