After losing to Chuckey-Doak the last time they met, Morristown-Hamblen East decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes came out on top against the Chuckey-Doak Black Knights by a score of 7-4 on Thursday.
Landry Winstead looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jonah Carden and Isaac Greene did most of the damage at the plate: Carden scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Greene went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Blake Creech, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Morristown-Hamblen East's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-17. As for Chuckey-Doak, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Morristown-Hamblen East will head out on the road to challenge Morristown-Hamblen West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morristown-Hamblen West is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Chuckey-Doak, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Greene at 5:00 p.m. The last three games North Greene has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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