Swain County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a blow against the Hayesville Yellowjackets, falling 46-18. While losing is never fun, the Maroon Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 240th).
Ava Shook had an outrageously good game for Hayesville as she went 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points and eight steals. Shook has become a key player for Hayesville: the team is 10-3 when she posts at least three steals, but 5-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Breanna Abrams, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Swain County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Hayesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Swain County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hayesville, they will face off against Andrews at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hayesville is on a four-game streak of home wins, Andrews a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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