The East Bladen Eagles will take on the East Duplin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
East Bladen is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Clinton 17-1 on Monday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Gracie Edwards made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Edwards was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Niyah Wooten, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. Gracie Clark was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
East Bladen kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, East Duplin won against Rosewood last Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand Southwest Onslow a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
East Bladen is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for East Duplin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-7.
East Bladen came up short against East Duplin when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 7-3. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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