Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Sevier County

Sevier County waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the South-Doyle Cherokees get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. For the Smoky Bears, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 win the Cherokees walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.

Jade Hubbard made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.

Riley Mae Burrell

Hits (Career)

04/22/25 vs South-Doyle	3
03/25/25 vs Elizabethton	2
03/13/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen East	2
03/11/25 vs Westmoreland	2
03/11/25 vs Hampton	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Mae Burrell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Ashley Morgan was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.

Sevier County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for South-Doyle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.

Sevier County and South-Doyle could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Smoky Bears (ranked 220th) will meet PikeView (ranked 79th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, South-Doyle will challenge Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (142 vs. 41).