The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the North Henderson Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Smoky Mountain fell victim to Murphy and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for them in their matchups with Murphy: they've now lost five in a row.
Smoky Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Branning, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, North Henderson put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on East Henderson with a sharp 14-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Henderson.
Smoky Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for North Henderson, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Smoky Mountain took their win against North Henderson in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smoky Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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