The East Mecklenburg Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Cuthbertson Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Mecklenburg will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
It was a Battle of the Birds when East Mecklenburg duked it out with Rocky River on Friday. East Mecklenburg blew past Rocky River 18-2. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 11 runs or more this season.
Jeremiah Golden
| 03/07/25 @ Rocky River | 9 |
| 04/10/24 vs Community School of Davidson | 7 |
| 03/07/24 vs Rocky River | 7 |
| 02/29/24 @ Palisades | 6 |
| 04/25/24 @ Providence | 5 |
Jeremiah Golden made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
In other pitching news, Oliver Heller looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Samuel Thompson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Kees Harrington was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
East Mecklenburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cuthbertson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Ardrey Kell.
Cuthbertson's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for East Mecklenburg, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
East Mecklenburg might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Cuthbertson when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can East Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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