Softball Recap: Eastern Alamance Finds Home Field Redemption Against Western Alamance

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Previous Games

04/08/25 - Home	6-4 W
04/04/25 - Away	5-6 L
04/16/24 - Away	11-0 W
03/21/24 - Home	9-7 W
05/04/23 - Away	0-4 L
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Eastern Alamance, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Western Alamance Warriors on Tuesday, sneaking past 6-4. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Warriors last Friday, they had to take a 6-5 loss.

Delani Straughan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kayden Manning, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kinley Henderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Eastern Alamance's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Western Alamance, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-7 record.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Eastern Alamance will square off against rival Williams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Western Alamance is set to face off against their familiar foe Orange at 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd.