Baseball Preview: Eastern Alamance Eagles vs. R.J. Reynolds Demons
The Eastern Alamance Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Eastern Alamance got themselves on the board against Clover Garden School, but Clover Garden School never followed suit. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Grizzlies. The win was just what Eastern Alamance needed coming off of a 15-0 loss in their prior match.
Jarrett Newell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braxton Ballard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds came into Tuesday's matchup having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Parkland with a sharp 20-0 victory last Tuesday. R.J. Reynolds' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jackson Gallimore made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Gallimore was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Thomas Elrod and Finn Daniel did most of the damage at the plate: Elrod scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Daniel scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Diego Socorro-Gomez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Eastern Alamance's record is now 3-7. As for R.J. Reynolds, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-7.
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