Baseball Game Preview: Thomasville Bulldogs vs. East Davidson Golden Eagles

Thomasville is 0-10 against East Davidson since March of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thomasville comes in on three and East Davidson on seven.

On Monday, it was close, but Thomasville sidestepped Salisbury for a 6-5 win. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.

Travail Barnes made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Luis Bejarano Sosa

Stolen Base

04/14/25 @ Salisbury	2
04/09/25 vs Salisbury	2
02/26/25 vs Starmount	2
04/04/25 vs South Davidson	1
04/01/25 @ South Davidson	1
+ 2 more games

In other batting news, Thomasville let Mkyel Duncan and Luis Bejarano Sosa run wild. Duncan scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Bejarano Sosa scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Thomasville is 2-1 when Bejarano Sosa posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-8 otherwise. Matthew Bankhead was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Davidson). They blew past South Davidson 22-3 on Wednesday. Considering the Golden Eagles have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

East Davidson's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Thomasville, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.

Thomasville couldn't quite get it done against East Davidson when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.