After five games on the road, Tennessee is heading back home. They will take on the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Tennessee nor Morristown-Hamblen East posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Morristown-Hamblen East's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Tennessee had not allowed a single run the last six times they've hit the field. Tennessee's pitcher stepped up to hand David Crockett a 2-0 shutout on Thursday.
Carly Compton was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Compton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Compton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addie Wilhoit, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Hughes, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Morristown-Hamblen East fell victim to Karns and their airtight pitching crew last Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Beavers. Morristown-Hamblen East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tennessee's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went Tennessee's way against Morristown-Hamblen East in their previous meeting on April 5th as Tennessee made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Tennessee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morristown-Hamblen East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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