Photo courtesy of Joanna McMahan

Graham County, NC- The Swain County Maroon Devils got the best of the Robbinsville Black Knights yesterday, as they defeated their conference foe by a score of 17-2.

An explosive 9 run 6th inning helped the Maroon Devils end the game early, as Gabe Lillard, Bradyn Ruis, Aiden Southards, Lawson Woodard, Carter Hayes, and Malachi Cochran all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Robbinsville jumped out front first, scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning, but the Maroon Devils pulled away for good after they answered with a five run second inning.

Gabe Lillard led the Maroon Devils at the plate, going 3-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. Lillard also was credited with 3 runs batted in.

Ronnie Griggs was nearly perfect on the mound for the Maroon Devils, as he was credited with a complete game win for pitching all 6 innings on Friday. Griggs allowed just 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 5 Black Knight batters along the way.

Up next for Swain County will be an intense matchup vs rival Hayesville on Tuesday, March 28th.