The Mountain Heritage Cougars will challenge the Hayesville Yellowjackets on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Piedmont Community Charter onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Mountain Heritage as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Lane Chandler, who gave up just four hits to keep Piedmont Community Charter off the board.
On the hitting side, Caden Carrol was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. CJ Burleson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hayesville stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bethany as Hayesville made off with an 11-5 victory.
Jackson Sellers made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Sellers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sellers was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chance Hughes was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton McGaha, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win got Mountain Heritage back to even at 10-10. As for Hayesville, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
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