Baseball Preview: Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans vs. Cocke County Fighting Cocks
Morristown-Hamblen West is 8-2 against Cocke County since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Cocke County Fighting Cocks at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morristown-Hamblen West scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Morristown-Hamblen East onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. Morristown-Hamblen West might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Malakhi Isom was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Isom has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Isom was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jordan Watson was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Charles Dewald, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cocke County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over South Greene. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cocke County.
Taylos Thomas was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sway Holt, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Morristown-Hamblen West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Cocke County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Morristown-Hamblen West has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cocke County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Morristown-Hamblen West took their victory against Cocke County when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 16-6. Will Morristown-Hamblen West repeat their success, or does Cocke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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