After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jefferson County, Morristown-Hamblen West was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the White House-Heritage Patriots 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since March 14th.
Paxton Seal
| 04/18/25 vs White House-Heritage | 10 |
| 04/07/25 @ Sevier County | 7 |
| 04/05/25 vs David Crockett | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen East | 7 |
| 03/18/25 vs Sevier County | 6 |
| + 3 more games |
Paxton Seal made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cody Blair was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Bryson Shepard was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Morristown-Hamblen West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as White House-Heritage only posted an OBP of .259.
Morristown-Hamblen West's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for White House-Heritage, the loss snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 17-6 record.
Coming up, Morristown-Hamblen West will square off against White House at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for White House-Heritage, they will head out on the road to challenge Goodpasture Christian at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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