Swain County is 1-9 against Rosman since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Swain County Maroon Devils are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will face off against the Rosman Tigers at 4:00 p.m.
Swain County lost 18-1 to Smoky Mountain on Friday.
Swain County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grady Lewis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rosman). They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Robbinsville on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Kreed Smith and Eli McCall were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, McCall tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Smith scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while McCall went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. McCall also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Tyler Rollins was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Slade Riddle also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Rosman's record is now 2-3. As for Swain County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Swain County's way against Rosman in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Swain County made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swain County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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