Baseball Game Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Eastern Alamance Eagles

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Previous Games

04/01/25 - Away	0-3 L
03/29/24 - Away	15-0 W
03/26/24 - Home	10-0 W
03/31/23 - Home	4-1 W
03/28/23 - Away	12-7 W
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Williams and Eastern Alamance are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Williams has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Eastern Alamance will arrive with seven straight wins.

Williams fell victim to Eastern Alamance and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The match marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.

For Eastern Alamance's part, Kasen Mcginnis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Mcginnis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).

Mcginnis wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Westbrooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Eastern Alamance pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Williams, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.