Softball Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Claiborne Bulldogs
The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Claiborne Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Monday, Morristown-Hamblen East came up short against Elizabethton and fell 7-3. Morristown-Hamblen East has struggled against Elizabethton recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Claiborne was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Grainger by a score of 13-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Jaycee Hall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacey Ferguson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Morristown-Hamblen East's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Claiborne, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Morristown-Hamblen East took their win against Claiborne in their previous meeting back in March of 2017 by a conclusive 9-0. Does Morristown-Hamblen East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Claiborne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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