The Eastern Alamance Eagles will take on the Corinth Holders Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern Alamance 3.4, Corinth Holders 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastern Alamance saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Morehead. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Jarrett Newell and Braxton Ballard did most of the damage at the plate: Newell scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Ballard went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Westbrooks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Alamance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morehead only posted a batting average of .174.
Meanwhile, Corinth Holders unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of New Hanover by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pirates have suffered since April 2, 2024.
Eastern Alamance's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Corinth Holders, their loss dropped their record down to 16-3.
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