East Mecklenburg has gone 8-2 against Rocky River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when East Mecklenburg Eagles duke it out with Rocky River Ravens at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for East Mecklenburg and 19 for Rocky River dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, East Mecklenburg didn't have quite enough to beat Ballantyne Ridge and fell 13-12.
Bella Welch
| 03/26/25 @ Ballantyne Ridge | 3 |
| 03/07/25 @ Garinger | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Berry | 1 |
| 02/26/25 vs Palisades | 1 |
Bella Welch stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Geneva Garvais, who went 4-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Even though they lost, East Mecklenburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. This was only their second loss (out of seven games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Rocky River's offense. They came up short against Independence on Friday, falling 16-0.
East Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Rocky River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went East Mecklenburg's way against Rocky River in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as East Mecklenburg made off with a 15-0 win. Does East Mecklenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocky River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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