Andrews is 1-9 against Hayesville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Andrews Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Hayesville Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m.
Andrews is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game last Tuesday. They suffered a rough 14-3 loss at the hands of Swain County.
Meanwhile, Hayesville had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Monday. Everything went their way against the Black Knights as they made off with an 11-1 win. Hayesville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by eight runs or more this season.
Michael Mauney was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton McGaha, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Andrews' defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Hayesville, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Andrews suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Hayesville in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mauney, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that Andrews knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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