The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the West Henderson Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Smoky Mountain will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against North Henderson on Tuesday. Smoky Mountain put the hurt on North Henderson with a sharp 10-3 win. That seven run margin sets a new team best for Smoky Mountain this season.
Addie Mull spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Smoky Mountain got a massive performance out of Kaitlyn Taquette, who scored a run while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Alyson Burns, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Henderson had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 13-0 shutout. West Henderson might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Smoky Mountain's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-7. As for West Henderson, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Smoky Mountain might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from West Henderson in their previous meeting back in March. Can Smoky Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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