Western Alamance is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Eastern Alamance is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Warriors will host the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Western Alamance got the win against Person by a conclusive 10-3. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
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The team relied heavily on Bayleigh Burris, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Ryan Justice was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
Western Alamance hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 6-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Eastern Alamance never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Person with a sharp 10-0 win.
Not much got past Delani Straughan, who gave up just a hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Person off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Straughan.
On the hitting side, Mckenzie Blevins and Kayden Manning did most of the damage at the plate: Blevins went 1-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Manning scored a run while going 3-for-4. Those four RBI gave Blevins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Eastern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Western Alamance, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Friday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Western Alamance hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .449. However, it's not like Eastern Alamance struggles in that department as they've averaged .347. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Western Alamance suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Eastern Alamance when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
