Smoky Mountain and Tuscola are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Tuscola Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Smoky Mountain will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a ten-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Franklin by a score of 6-4. Smoky Mountain has struggled against Franklin recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Addie Mull spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Smoky Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Taquette, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuscola came up short against Pisgah on Monday and fell 6-2. Tuscola has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Smoky Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Tuscola, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Smoky Mountain beat Tuscola 5-0 when the teams last played on April 8th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tuscola's Addi Sampson, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Smoky Mountain still be able to contain Sampson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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