Morristown-Hamblen West is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Monday. They will head out to take on the Jefferson County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Morristown-Hamblen West will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Morristown-Hamblen West and Cocke County, and Morristown-Hamblen West kept the tradition alive. Everything went Morristown-Hamblen West's way against Cocke County on Saturday as Morristown-Hamblen West made off with an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Paxton Seal and Logan Long made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Seal tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Long pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Seal went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Long went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave Long a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, Charles Ramsey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Hayden Wild also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Morristown-Hamblen West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past David Crockett 7-6.
Morristown-Hamblen West's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson County, their record now sits at 1-0.
Morristown-Hamblen West came out on top in a nail-biter against Jefferson County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morristown-Hamblen West since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
