Eastern Alamance has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Person Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Eastern Alamance suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Southeast Alamance.
Eastern Alamance saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Westbrooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Eastern Alamance didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Person came up short against Eastern Alamance on Tuesday and fell 6-3. Person has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Camden Shaw made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Young, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Eastern Alamance has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Person, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Alamance has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Person struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern Alamance beat Person 6-3 when the teams last played on Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Person's Dylan England, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastern Alamance still be able to contain England? There's only one way to find out.
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