Baseball Game Preview: Eastern Randolph Wildcats vs. Southwestern Randolph Cougars

Wildcats

Runs

03/28/25 @ Wheatmore	7
03/26/25 @ Chatham Central	7
03/25/25 vs Wheatmore	3
03/19/25 vs Seaforth	2
03/17/25 vs Chatham Central	16
+ 7 more games

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Eastern Randolph Wildcats duke it out with Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Randolph is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.

Eastern Randolph took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Wheatmore, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Eastern Randolph had just enough and edged out Wheatmore 7-6 on Friday. Seven seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Alex Kivett was excellent, going 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Will Stalker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Eastern Randolph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Southwestern Randolph suffered their biggest loss since March 12, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Randleman, falling 11-4.

Southwestern Randolph's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Eastern Randolph, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-5.

Eastern Randolph might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Southwestern Randolph in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Eastern Randolph avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.