Cocke County is 1-9 against Morristown-Hamblen East since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will be playing at home against the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. Cocke County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Cocke County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Seymour 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cocke County.
The team relied heavily on Carson Hopson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Morristown-Hamblen East had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Morristown-Hamblen West on Friday. Morristown-Hamblen East has struggled against Morristown-Hamblen West recently, as their match on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Isaac Greene was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing 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.
The win got Cocke County back to even at 12-12. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Morristown-Hamblen East's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cocke County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Morristown-Hamblen East, though, as they've only averaged .242. Will they be able to contain Cocke County's hitters?
Cocke County suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Morristown-Hamblen East in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Cocke County, Lance Fugate (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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