The third road match was the charm for Morristown-Hamblen East, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against the South Greene Rebels by a score of 6-2 on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Morristown-Hamblen East, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landry Winstead spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Morristown-Hamblen East let Ethan Shockley and Isaac Greene loose on the outfield. Shockley went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double, while Greene scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Greene is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Winstead, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On South Greene's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Colby Brooks gave up four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, South Greene saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Lisenby, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Morristown-Hamblen East now has a winning record of 5-4. As for South Greene, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morristown-Hamblen East will face off against William Blount at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. William Blount's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Morristown-Hamblen East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Greene, they will head out on the road to challenge David Crockett at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Greene is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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