Morristown-Hamblen West is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Jefferson County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will take on the Jefferson County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morristown-Hamblen West put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season in their second game on Saturday. They put the hurt on Grainger with a sharp 8-2 win.
Jordan Watson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Watson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paxton Seal, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Bryson Shepard was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County beat Morristown-Hamblen East 4-1 on Monday. That's two games straight that Jefferson County has won by exactly three runs.
Like Morristown-Hamblen West, Jefferson County also got a great game from a two-way player: Beau Revord. He struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Revord was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Revord wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Woolard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Morristown-Hamblen West has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Jefferson County, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
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