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Seemingly on its way to a run-rule defeat, Morristown East rallied down 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth.

The ‘Canes scored six runs in the inning to cut the deficit to four, but it was still too large to overcome as they fell to Science Hill 13-7.

East trailed 1-0 after an RBI groundout in the to of the first, and a two-RBI single from Bryson Carver in the third helped push it to 4-0.

Brody Martin then hit a sac fly to make it 4-1, but the ‘Toppers slowly increased their lead. A double and a two-run homer from Darren Hill pushed it to 9-1 in the fourth, and a Nate Stoots single put the game in run-rule territory in the top of the sixth.

Rather than accepting their fate, the ‘Canes loaded the bases early in the bottom of the sixth after Brett Carden walked, Tucker Wyatt singled and Jordan Tipton drew another walk.

Chace Pimienta was hit by a pitch to score one, and a pair of Science hill errors reduced the deficit to 11-4. Connor Southard walked in another run before Parker Setsor doubled and scored two and make it 11-7. Despite having just one out, the rally ended there and Science Hill held on for the win.

Wyatt paced East with two hits in the loss, and Setsor drove in two runs. Maddox Winstead also had a hit and an RBI.

Caden Wells and Carver both went perfect at the plate for the winners. Wells had four hits while Carver had three and as many RBIs.

Baseball

WIlliam Blount 4, Jefferson County 3

Brody Carr struck out 15, but the Patriots couldn’t find the run support in a 4-3 loss to William Blount that spanned six innings. JCHS got three scattered runs early to lead 3-1 after a Jackson Ormond double, a Caleb Franklin homer and a tag up by Isaiah Kirk. The Govs got loaded bases on Carr with no outs in the bottom of the fifth, but the Vandy commit was able to limit the damage to just one run to preserve the lead. William Blount got a two-out run in the bottom of the seventh off Kirk in relief, and it later walked it off with a single in the 10th after loading the bases.

Greeneville 15, Cherokee 2

Greene Devils pitcher Will Harmon struck out nine Chiefs and aided his own cause with a homer and three RBIs. Greeneville was able to score six runs in both the third and fourth innings.

Gatlinburg-Pittman 8, Claiborne 1

The game was close until the Highlanders scored four runs in the sixth inning to pull away for the victory. Brayden Grim, Nathan Jones and Noah Burke accounted for the three Claiborne hits in the game.

Lakeway Christian 10, The King’s Academy 0

Chase Gockenbach continues his stellar season as he homered at the plate and had six strikeouts on the mound to help lead the Lions to a 10-0 win. Bryson Allen also hit a home run for LCA.

Washburn 7, Cosby 0

Matthew Harville fanned 12 Eagle batters and allowed only three hits in Monday’s shutout of Cosby. Harville added a double at the plate for the Pirates. Jackson Brannon finished the day 2-for-3 for Cosby.

Carter 1, Cocke County 0

Despite outhitting the Hornets 7-3, the Fighting Cocks could not find home and fell on Monday, Oaklon Cameron took the loss, but he only allowed three hits and struck out 13 in the loss. Devin Caldwell hit three singles in a perfect day at the plate.

Softball

Cocke County 7, Grainger 1

Jaylee Hayes’ solo shot was the lone highlight from the Lady Grizz loss to Cocke County on Monday.

Lakeway Christian 4, David Crockett 3

Birdie Russell and Liliana Herrera each had triples and McKinley Grubb went yard as the Lady Lions combined great offense with Avery Ramey’s outstanding pitching in the 4-3 win. Ramey had 11 K’s for the Lady Lions.

Jefferson County 14, Carter 2

The Lady Patriots’ bats were firing on all cylinders in a run-rule win over Carter. JCHS had 15 hits and saw six players with two or more hits,. Zoey Horton led with three hits in the leadoff spot, with Kayli Reece driving home three runs. Carsyn Cobbett, McKaylee Hobby, Bella Watson and Kaycee Morgan each drove in a pair of runs.