The home team had won the previous four meetings between Morristown-Hamblen West and Cocke County, and Morristown-Hamblen West kept the tradition alive. Everything went the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans' way against the Cocke County Fighting Cocks on Saturday as the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans made off with an 11-1 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
Logan Long
| 03/08/25 vs Cocke County | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs South Greene | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Elizabethton | 1 |
| 02/25/25 vs University School | 1 |
| 04/25/24 vs Gatlinburg-Pittman | 1 |
Paxton Seal and Logan Long were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Seal pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Long pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Seal went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Long went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two hits gave Long a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charles Ramsey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hayden Wild also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Morristown-Hamblen West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Morristown-Hamblen West's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Cocke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Looking ahead, Morristown-Hamblen West will head out on the road to square off against Jefferson County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Cocke County, they will welcome West at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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