In what's become a running theme this season, Morristown-Hamblen West gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Morristown-Hamblen West considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Gavin Mitchell made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Charles Dewald was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Bryson Shepard was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Morristown-Hamblen West is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Morristown-Hamblen West beat Gatlinburg-Pittman by a score of 13-3 later that day.
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