There's no place like home for Jefferson County, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They never let the Sevier County Smoky Bears onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Jefferson County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Olivia Mottern, who gave up just four hits to keep Sevier County off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kayli Reece, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Ava Garary was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Sevier County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caylee Sutton, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Sutton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Jefferson County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-12. As for Sevier County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.
Jefferson County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bearden at 6:00 p.m. As for Sevier County, they will head out on the road to take on Greenback at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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