Morristown-Hamblen East lost against Morristown-Hamblen West on April 2nd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes fell just short of the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for Morristown-Hamblen East in their matchups with Morristown-Hamblen West: they've now lost six in a row.
Isaac Greene made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Morristown-Hamblen West's side, Paxton Seal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Bryson Shepard was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Gavin Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Morristown-Hamblen East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morristown-Hamblen East will challenge Cocke County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cocke County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they will head out on the road to face off against Volunteer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Morristown-Hamblen West is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
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