There's no place like home for Morristown-Hamblen East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cocke County Fighting Cocks with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 on September 2nd.
While Morristown-Hamblen East won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.
Tori Johnson
| 09/18/25 vs Cocke County | 19 |
| 09/16/25 @ Sevier County | 25 |
| 09/11/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West | 42 |
| 09/09/25 @ Heritage | 20 |
| 09/08/25 vs Heritage | 36 |
| + 6 more games |
Morristown-Hamblen East was led to victory by Tori Johnson and McKinli Bullington. Johnson had 19 assists and eight digs, while Bullington had ten digs and three aces. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in each of the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
They weren't the only good servers: Morristown-Hamblen East was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
With the victory, Morristown-Hamblen East broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 7-3. As for Cocke County, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Morristown-Hamblen East has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Greeneville on the 22nd. As for Cocke County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against West Greene on the 22nd.
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