Baseball Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Cocke County Fighting Cocks
Morristown-Hamblen East is 9-1 against Cocke County since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Cocke County Fighting Cocks at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Morristown-Hamblen East had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Morristown-Hamblen West. Morristown-Hamblen East has struggled against Morristown-Hamblen West recently, as their match on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Isaac Greene was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Cocke County had just enough and edged Seymour out 4-3 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cocke County.
The team relied heavily on Carson Hopson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Morristown-Hamblen East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Cocke County, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Morristown-Hamblen East has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cocke County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Morristown-Hamblen East's way against Cocke County in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 as Morristown-Hamblen East made off with a 20-0 victory. Will Morristown-Hamblen East repeat their success, or does Cocke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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