The Swain County Maroon Devils will take on the Cherokee Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Swain County nor Cherokee posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Swain County came up short against Robbinsville on Friday, falling 9-1. That's two games in a row now that the Maroon Devils have lost by exactly eight runs.
Swain County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Rawls, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Cherokee came into Friday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Murphy a 1-0 shutout on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Swain County's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Cherokee, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Swain County beat Cherokee 4-0 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Maroon Devils repeat their success, or do the Braves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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