The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will head out to challenge the Carter Green Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cocke County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Morristown-Hamblen East. The Fighting Cocks have beaten the Hurricanes the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hurricanes has come to flipping the script.
Ellie Proffitt
| 04/14/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen East | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs Karns | 8 |
| 03/20/25 vs Northview Academy | 7 |
| 03/17/25 @ Grainger | 7 |
| 04/01/25 vs Valley | 6 |
Ellie Proffitt made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cocke County let Adisen Mcnealy and Meredith Grooms run wild. Mcnealy scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Grooms went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. Carsie Ellison was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Carter got the win against Northview Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 24-8.
Like Cocke County, Carter also got a great game from a two-way player: Jenna Wilson. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances. That stolen base was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Carter got a massive performance out of Abby Trull, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. That home run marked the first that Trull launched this season. Another player making a difference was Marah Yeo, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Carter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Cocke County pushed their record up to 17-2-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carter, their record now sits at 5-9.
Cocke County suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Carter in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Fighting Cocks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
