Fighting Cocks
| 04/03/25 @ Fulton | 32 |
| 04/01/25 vs Valley | 22 |
| 03/07/25 @ Chuckey-Doak | 17 |
| 03/22/25 vs Sullivan East | 15 |
| 03/12/25 vs Cosby | 15 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cocke County). They blew past the Fulton Falcons 33-1 on Thursday. Considering the Fighting Cocks have won 15 games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hailee Hartsell made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 11 matchups.
In other batting news, Abby Niethammer was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adisen Mcnealy, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Cocke County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .844. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Cocke County pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Fulton, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cocke County will host Karns at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fulton, they will face off against Carter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Green Hornets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.7 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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