Morristown-Hamblen East is 1-9 against Morristown-Hamblen West since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hurricanes are taking a road trip to square off against the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row, Morristown-Hamblen East turned things around against Sevier County on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Smoky Bears.
Jordan Tipton
| 05/01/25 @ Sevier County | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ University School | 1 |
| 04/19/25 @ West Ridge | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Sevier County | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs South Greene | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Jordan Tipton, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Parker Setsor was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Morristown-Hamblen West not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 2nd (when they won 19-2). They blew past Morristown-Hamblen East 7-0. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Morristown-Hamblen East's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 7-25-1. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their win bumped their record up to 15-10-1.
Morristown-Hamblen East might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Morristown-Hamblen West when the teams last played on Monday. Can the Hurricanes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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