Softball Game Preview: Swain County Maroon Devils vs. Cherryville Ironmen

The Swain County Maroon Devils will head out to challenge the Cherryville Ironmen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Swain County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Swain County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Mountain Heritage by a score of 6-2.

Rylee Rawls

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Rylee Rawls was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.

Rawls wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hadley Shuler, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Carley Teesateskie, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cherryville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They never let Corvian Community get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Ironmen have won 12 contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Cherryville got a massive performance out of Ava Miller, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Proctor, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.

Cherryville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. They are 10-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Swain County's record is now 16-5. As for Cherryville, they moved to 14-9 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Swain County suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Cherryville when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Maroon Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.