Baseball Preview: East Wake Academy Eagles vs. Bear Grass Charter Bears
East Wake Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Wake Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Perquimans. The result was nothing new for East Wake Academy, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Tanner Robertson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy Morgan, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes. That's two games straight that Bear Grass Charter has won by just one run.
East Wake Academy pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bear Grass Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.
East Wake Academy suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Bear Grass Charter in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Can East Wake Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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