Baseball Game Preview: Princeton Bulldogs vs. Eastern Wayne Warriors

Bulldogs

Runs

04/01/25 @ North Johnston	3
03/28/25 @ South Central	1
03/27/25 @ Beddingfield	29
03/25/25 vs Spring Creek	19
03/21/25 vs Goldsboro	11
+ 7 more games

Princeton has gone 6-1 against Eastern Wayne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bulldogs will host the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

Princeton was handed a 11-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They skirted past North Johnston 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since March 11th.

Princeton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Gurley, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Eastern Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 20-1 to Goldsboro.

Princeton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Eastern Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Eastern Wayne's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Princeton has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .446. It's a different story for Eastern Wayne, though, as they've only averaged .232. Will they be able to contain Princeton's hitters?

Princeton took their victory against Eastern Wayne in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 27-3 score. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.