The Seymour Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Seymour needed a bit of extra time to put away Carter. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Green Hornets, sneaking past 2-1. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 16-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Coby Johnson
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Coby Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Seymour's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 4-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Miller Elijah and Drew Childress did most of the damage at the plate: Elijah got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Childress went 1-for-3 with one home run. Seymour is 5-2 when Elijah posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Morristown-Hamblen East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of West. That's two games in a row now that the Hurricanes have lost by exactly two runs.
Morristown-Hamblen East saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Carden, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Seymour's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Everything went Seymour's way against Morristown-Hamblen East in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, as Seymour made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Seymour have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morristown-Hamblen East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
