Falls Lake is on a five-game streak of home wins, while East Wake Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Falls Lake Firebirds will take on the East Wake Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Falls Lake beat Franklin Academy 7-3.
Jacob Watson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Watson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Carson Bowers was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, East Wake Academy put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand NCSSM: Durham a 13-0 shutout. Give East Wake Academy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Falls Lake is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for East Wake Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Falls Lake suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to East Wake Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Wake Academy's Jordan Driver, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Falls Lake knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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