The Hayesville Yellowjackets will face off against the Cherryville Ironmen on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hayesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Mountain Island Charter by a score of 8-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, Cherryville got themselves on the board against Langtree Charter Academy on Friday, but Langtree Charter Academy never followed suit. They blew past the Lions 6-0. The Ironmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Brock Bumgardner was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenan Fowler, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Talon Dalton was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Cherryville has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Hayesville, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
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