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| 05/21/21 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 05/18/21 - Home | 6-15 L |
| 03/07/19 - Away | 2-7 L |
| 03/05/19 - Home | 3-8 L |
| 04/20/18 - Away | 5-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Morehead and Eastern Alamance are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Panthers will take on the Eagles in a tournament on Tuesday. Morehead has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Morehead is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 14-4 to Burns.
Morehead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Sands, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Dayln Hutchens also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Alamance had just enough and edged out Dixon 2-1 on Monday.
Eastern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Morehead, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Morehead has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eastern Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Morehead beat Eastern Alamance 6-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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