An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Morristown-Hamblen East's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Morristown-Hamblen West has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Morristown-Hamblen East turned things around against Claiborne on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 15-8 victory. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Ella Wampler was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April.
Hudson Cloninger
| 04/30/25 vs Claiborne | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Morristown-Hamblen West | 1 |
| 04/13/25 vs Jefferson County | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Union County | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Chuckey-Doak | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hudson Cloninger, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Combs, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Morristown-Hamblen East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Claiborne only posted an OBP of .421.
Meanwhile, Morristown-Hamblen West didn't have quite enough to beat David Crockett on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Haley Milton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Morristown-Hamblen West now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Morristown-Hamblen East suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Morristown-Hamblen West in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Hurricanes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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