With a playoff game on the line, South Stanly rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hayesville Yellowjackets a 15-0 shutout. Considering South Stanly has won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kinsley Tyson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tyson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jane Lee and Cassidy Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Lee went 4-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ashelyn Tucker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
The win was the third in a row for South Stanly, bringing their record for this year to 13-5. As for Hayesville, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
South Stanly will be playing at home against Elkin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Stanly: 3.3, Elkin: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hayesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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