Baseball Game Preview: Asheboro Blue Comets vs. Eastern Randolph Wildcats

The Asheboro Blue Comets will take on the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Asheboro: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Eastern Randolph has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Asheboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 10-5 win over Montgomery Central on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Comets as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Gavin Allen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Shane Immel

Hits (Career)

04/17/25 @ Montgomery Central	4
03/28/25 vs Central Davidson	2
03/25/25 @ Central Davidson	2
03/21/25 @ Oak Grove	2
03/18/25 vs Oak Grove	2

In other batting news, Asheboro got a big performance out of Shane Immel, who went 4-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Those four hits gave Immel a new career-high. Sam Gore was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs.

Asheboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph fell victim to Faith Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0.

Eastern Randolph's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Asheboro, their win bumped their record up to 6-15.