HMS Jackets fall to Franklin, rebound with Cherokee win

  • Rebecca Hall • Progress Carter Forbes gets ready to play center field.
    Rebecca Hall • Progress Carter Forbes gets ready to play center field.
  • Rebecca Hall • Progress Micah Moss jumps high for the catch in the outfield.
    Rebecca Hall • Progress Micah Moss jumps high for the catch in the outfield.

     

    By Deby Jo Ferguson

    Sports writer

     

    Hayesville Middle School Jackets traveled to Franklin on Wednesday, April 27, to take on the Panthers but fell short of the win 3-4.

    Scoring runs for the Jackets were Peyton McGaha with 2 runs on two singles; Jackson Sellers, 1 run, two doubles and 2 RBIs; and Brady Reynolds brought in 1 RBI.

    Pitching for the Jackets, Caden Hall struck out five Panthers with 19 at bat and Sellers struck out one of two at the plate.

    On Thursday, April 28 the Jackets got their groove back hosting the Cherokee Braves there and won the game, 11-1. The first two innings didn’t sit well as both teams entered the third inning with zero runs.

    Things quickly changed in the third with the Braves adding a run and the Jackets busting the bats with 5 runs. Hayesville took control and kept it through the rest of the game. Defensively Hayesville held back the Braves from crossing the plate for additional runs; and increased their own lead by 6 runs for the 11-1 victory.

    Scoring runs for the Jackets were Rob Barter, 2 runs and 1 RBI; Caden Hall, 2 runs; Peyton McGaha, 2 runs and 3 RBIs; Jackson Sellers, 2 runs and 2 RBIs; Will Brown, 1 run; Jacob Cody, 1 run and 1 RBI and Silas Lovingood, 1 run.

    Pitching for the Jackets was Brown who struck out eight of 20 Cherokee batters.