Eastern Alamance won against Cedar Ridge last Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Eastern Alamance Eagles walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Person Rockets. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Alamance.
Eastern Alamance got a great performance from Delani Straughan as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Straughan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Rebecca Alston, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
On Person's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taryn Massey, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Eastern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Person, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eastern Alamance beat Person by a score of 7-1 later that day.
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