Baseball Recap: Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans
Morristown-Hamblen West typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Knoxville Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Knoxville Catholic also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Hudson Lutterman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lutterman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Lutterman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Lutterman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Ditmore, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Demarcus (dj) Lowery, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Morristown-Hamblen West's side, Jordan Watson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Malakhi Isom was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Knoxville Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-14 record this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Knoxville Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Grace Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Knoxville Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they will challenge Knoxville Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Morristown-Hamblen West is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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