Softball Recap: Tennessee Vikings vs. Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes
In what's become a running theme this season, Tennessee gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes a 10-0 shutout. Give Tennessee's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Carly Compton was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Compton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Compton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madisyn Hall, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Katy Granger was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Tennessee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Tennessee will head out on the road to face off against Karns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Karns is on a three-game streak of home wins, Tennessee a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Morristown-Hamblen East will take on Jefferson County at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Jefferson County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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