After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Fulton finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 22-0 walloping at the hands of the Cocke County Fighting Cocks. Fulton has not had much luck with Cocke County recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Cocke County's part, Ellie Proffitt made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Proffitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Proffitt was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Cocke County got a massive performance out of Adisen Mcnealy, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jailah Ensley was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI.
Fulton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7. As for Cocke County, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Fulton will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Knoxville Central at 6:00 p.m. As for Cocke County, they will head out on the road to challenge South Greene at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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