Swain County put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hiwassee Dam Eagles a 5-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Swain County also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Not much got past Rylee Rawls, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Hiwassee Dam off the board. Rawls has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carley Teesateskie, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Woodard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Hiwassee Dam's side, Olivia Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
Swain County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Hiwassee Dam, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Swain County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mountain Heritage at 5:00 p.m. Swain County is facing Mountain Heritage at the right time seeing as Mountain Heritage is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hiwassee Dam, they will head out on the road to challenge Eastern Randolph at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Randolph is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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