Baseball Game Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Jefferson County Patriots

Morristown-Hamblen East hasn't had much luck against Jefferson County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hurricanes will take on the Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Morristown-Hamblen East will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Morristown-Hamblen East is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on South Greene with a sharp 14-2 win on Friday. The Hurricanes haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Landry Winstead

Runs

04/04/25 vs South Greene	3
03/14/25 vs Campbell County	3
03/13/25 vs Northeast	3
04/02/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West	1
03/17/25 @ Jefferson County	1
+ 5 more games

Morristown-Hamblen East let Landry Winstead and Isaac Greene run wild. Winstead scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Greene scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Winstead has become a key player for Morristown-Hamblen East: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-13-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ethan O'Dowd, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Morristown-Hamblen East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.

Meanwhile, Jefferson County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against Science Hill, falling 7-1.

Jefferson County's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, their record now sits at 6-13-1.

Morristown-Hamblen East couldn't quite get it done against Jefferson County when the teams last played back in March as they fell 7-2. Can the Hurricanes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.