Eastern Alamance lost against Orange last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eastern Alamance Eagles took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orange Panthers. Eastern Alamance has struggled against Orange recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Eastern Alamance saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Merchel, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Orange's side, Josiah Gibbs looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gibbs has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Elijah Santos, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Orange, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Eastern Alamance nor Orange have any future games scheduled.
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