Swain County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Murphy Bulldogs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Swain County also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Lawson Woodard made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. Woodard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ayden Smiley and Carter Hayes did most of the damage at the plate: Smiley went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Hayes went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Forrest Shuler, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Murphy's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Skogan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Swain County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Murphy, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Swain County will challenge Andrews at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Swain County is facing Andrews at the right time seeing as Andrews is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Murphy, they will head out on the road to face off against Robbinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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