East Chapel Hill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eastern Alamance Eagles 14-13. The victory was just what East Chapel Hill needed coming off of a 10-2 defeat in their prior match.
For Eastern Alamance's part, they got a massive performance out of Zack Merchel, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was John Wittig, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Eastern Alamance always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .551. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
East Chapel Hill's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Eastern Alamance, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
East Chapel Hill will be playing in front of their home fans against Jordan at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Eastern Alamance, they will head out on the road to take on Western Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Alamance will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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