Baseball Recap: Morristown-Hamblen West Wins Going Away Against Morristown-Hamblen East

It was a classic East v. West duel when Morristown-Hamblen West duked it out with Morristown-Hamblen East on Friday. The Trojans blew past the Hurricanes 18-8. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 7-0 victory on Monday.

Paxton Seal was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

Charles Dewald

Runs

04/02/25 @ Morristown-Hamblen East	4
05/02/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen East	3
04/08/25 vs Volunteer	3
03/10/25 @ Jefferson County	3
04/21/25 vs Grace Christian Academy	2
+ 11 more games

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charles Dewald, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Morristown-Hamblen West: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Mitchell, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one double.

Morristown-Hamblen West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morristown-Hamblen East only posted an OBP of .462.

The victory made it two in a row for Morristown-Hamblen West and bumps their season record up to 16-10-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-26-1 record this season.

As of now, neither Morristown-Hamblen West nor Morristown-Hamblen East have any future games scheduled.