Cocke County has won 19 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Karns has won 19 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Fighting Cocks will host the Beavers at 6:00 p.m. Cocke County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Cocke County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Fulton on Thursday as they made off with a 33-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Cocks, who have now won 15 games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Hailee Hartsell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 11 contests.
Abby Niethammer
| 04/03/25 @ Fulton | 5 |
| 04/20/24 vs West Greene | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Valley | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Sullivan East | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Science Hill | 2 |
In other batting news, Abby Niethammer was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Adisen Mcnealy was another key player, scoring five runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Cocke County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .844. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, while it was Karns who put the first runs on the board on Thursday, it was Halls who put up more. The Beavers came up short against the Red Devils, falling 9-2. The game marked the Beavers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Cocke County's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Karns, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Cocke County was able to grind out a solid victory over Karns when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Do the Fighting Cocks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Beavers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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