The Southern Alamance Patriots will welcome the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Southern Alamance: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Eastern Alamance has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Last Tuesday, Southern Alamance made easy work of Orange and carried off a 13-6 victory. Considering the Patriots have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Eastern Alamance won against Southeast Alamance on Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Eastern Alamance's pitcher stepped up to hand Orange a 7-0 shutout.
Not much got past Delani Straughan, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Orange off the board. Straughan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayden Manning, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Carley Boggs was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Eastern Alamance hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Eastern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. Southern Alamance's victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Southern Alamance couldn't quite finish off Eastern Alamance in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can Southern Alamance avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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