Softball Recap: Cocke County Fighting Cocks vs. Grainger Grizzlies
Cocke County put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grainger Grizzlies a 4-0 shutout. For Cocke County, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat Grainger walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Cocke County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jansyn Ensley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Grainger's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylee Nickell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Cocke County pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Grainger, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cocke County will stay at home for another game and welcome Northview Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cocke County is facing Northview Academy at the right time seeing as Northview Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Grainger, they will be playing at home against Greeneville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greeneville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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