The Northview Academy Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Northview Academy's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Morristown-Hamblen East has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Northview Academy suffered a rough 13-4 defeat at the hands of William Blount.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Morristown-Hamblen East had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Cherokee on Thursday.
Connor Southard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Creech, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Northview Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Northview Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Morristown-Hamblen East in their previous matchup back in March, winning 4-1. Will Northview Academy repeat their success, or does Morristown-Hamblen East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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