Morristown-Hamblen East had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 6-20-1 to make it five. They fell 7-4 to the Seymour Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 back in March.
Isaac Greene was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Tucker Wyatt, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
As for Seymour, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.
On Seymour's side, Keeton McGill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits. McGill has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Seymour let Braylon Williams and Miller Elijah run wild. Williams went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Elijah got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Seymour is 5-1 when Elijah posts two or more runs, but 10-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Baird, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Morristown-Hamblen East has already played their next game, a 13-10 defeat against West Ridge on the 19th. As for Seymour, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 11-1 win against William Blount on the 22nd.
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