There's no place like home for Smoky Mountain, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the East Henderson Eagles on Thursday as the Smoky Mountain Mustangs made off with an 11-1 win. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Smoky Mountain this season.
Addie Mull was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Mull has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Mull was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Callie Winchester, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Abby Branning, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On East Henderson's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Courtney Collins, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Smoky Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for East Henderson, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-20.
Smoky Mountain will look to defend their home field on Friday against Franklin at 4:00 p.m. Franklin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for East Henderson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pisgah at 6:00 p.m.
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