Swain County is 9-1 against Hayesville since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Swain County will be playing in front of their home fans against Hayesville at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Swain County has three straight wins, Hayesville has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Swain County will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Murphy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Swain County's pitcher stepped up to hand Murphy a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Rylee Rawls
| 03/21/25 vs Murphy | 7 |
| 03/18/25 @ Murphy | 9 |
| 03/14/25 @ Hiwassee Dam | 5 |
| 03/11/25 vs Hiwassee Dam | 10 |
| 03/07/25 @ Tuscola | 6 |
| + 5 more games |
Rylee Rawls was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in May of 2024.
Rawls wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carley Teesateskie, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hayesville lost 11-1 to Hiwassee Dam on Friday.
Hayesville's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Swain County, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Swain County took their win against Hayesville when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Swain County repeat their success, or does Hayesville has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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