It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Heritage can now relate to. They fell just short of the Swain County Maroon Devils by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
For Swain County's part, Rylee Rawls made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Rawls has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Rawls was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Rawls wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carley Teesateskie, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mountain Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for Swain County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
Mountain Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Swain County, they will square off against Uwharrie Charter on Friday. Uwharrie Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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