The Corinth Holders Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Corinth Holders' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Eastern Alamance's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Corinth Holders is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering New Hanover just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Pirates have suffered since April 2, 2024.
Meanwhile, Eastern Alamance beat Morehead 7-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Eastern Alamance let Jarrett Newell and Braxton Ballard run wild. Newell scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Ballard went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Tyler Westbrooks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Alamance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morehead only posted a batting average of .174.
Eastern Alamance pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Corinth Holders, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-3.
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