Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Eastern Alamance

Eagles

Previous Games

04/03/25 vs Clover Garden School	7-1
04/01/25 vs Williams	3-0
03/28/25 @ Cedar Ridge	9-6
03/26/25 @ Eastern Guilford	13-2
03/25/25 vs Cedar Ridge	10-1
+ 2 more games

Eastern Alamance had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Clover Garden School Grizzlies as they made off with a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Conner Horner looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jarrett Newell was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. Braxton Ballard was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Eastern Alamance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clover Garden School only posted a batting average of .130.

Eastern Alamance pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Clover Garden School, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Coming up, Eastern Alamance will venture away from home to face off against Williams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Clover Garden School, they will challenge Eno River Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.22 runs per game on average), something the Grizzlies will no doubt try to take advantage of.