The Franklin Panthers will square off against the Hayesville Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin played in-conference for the first time on Tuesday and got just the result they were looking for. They blew past Smoky Mountain 16-4. The Panthers have beaten the Mustangs the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Mustangs has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hayesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Swain County get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Ben Bethel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Hayesville is undefeated when Bethel posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Boyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Hayesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Franklin took their win against Hayesville in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 10-1 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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