The Western Alamance Warriors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Western Alamance fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Orange on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-5. Western Alamance's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Addison Beal put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over 7.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Beal was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ryan Justice was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eastern Alamance unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orange.
Eastern Alamance saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Manning, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Destiny Carreiro was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Western Alamance's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Eastern Alamance, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Western Alamance hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Eastern Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Western Alamance couldn't quite finish off Eastern Alamance in their previous matchup back in March and fell 9-7. Will Western Alamance have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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