Hayesville is 0-10 against Murphy since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hayesville Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the Murphy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Hayesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Hayesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on April 1st as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Swain County.
Hayesville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Peck, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Murphy entered their tilt with Smoky Mountain with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 5-0 on Monday. Give Murphy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Hayesville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Murphy, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hayesville might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Murphy when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Hayesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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