Eastern Alamance had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Orange Panthers 4-3. For Eastern Alamance, this counts as revenge for the 8-5 defeat Orange walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Delani Straughan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Byrd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Orange's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rhiley Crabtree, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Eastern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Orange, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-6.
As of now, neither Eastern Alamance nor Orange have any future games scheduled.
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