The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Morristown-Hamblen West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Morristown-Hamblen West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against David Crockett on Saturday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Trojans were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Sevier County scored the most runs they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Hilton Head Island by a score of 18-17. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (12), the Smoky Bears still had to take the loss.
Morristown-Hamblen West moved to 12-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Sevier County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Morristown-Hamblen West was able to grind out a solid victory over Sevier County when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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