Swain County's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Andrews Wildcats a 13-0 shutout. The Maroon Devils haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Rylee Rawls
04/01/25 vs Andrews | 8 |
03/27/25 vs Tuscola | 6 |
03/25/25 vs Hayesville | 6 |
03/25/25 vs Hayesville | 7 |
03/21/25 vs Murphy | 7 |
+ 9 more games |
Rylee Rawls was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Molleigh Woodard, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Reese Ammons was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Swain County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four strikeouts batters in four consecutive matchups.
Swain County pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.2 runs. As for Andrews, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Swain County beat the Wildcats by a score of 19-1 later that day.
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