The Eastern Alamance Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Alamance has three straight victories, Eastern Guilford has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastern Alamance made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Cedar Ridge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Eastern Alamance was the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Cedar Ridge on Tuesday. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Zack Merchel looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Conner Horner was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jarrett Newell was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Eastern Alamance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.2.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Eastern Guilford challenged Dudley on Tuesday. Eastern Guilford lost 17-5 to Dudley.
Eastern Alamance's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-4. As for Eastern Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Eastern Alamance's way against Eastern Guilford in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Eastern Alamance made off with a 17-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Alamance since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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