Baseball Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. East Wake Academy Eagles
Northside - Pinetown is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Wake Academy is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will take on the East Wake Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Roxboro Community 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Jamie Corprew, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Holden Boykin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Wake Academy won against Perquimans last Monday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. East Wake Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Bear Grass Charter.
Dylan Palmer and Jordan Fuentes did most of the damage at the plate: Palmer scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Fuentes scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for East Wake Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northside - Pinetown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Wake Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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