The Page Pirates will challenge the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Page is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Page managed to slip by Northwest Guilford the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Page lost 14-2 to Northwest Guilford on Tuesday.
Page saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Grieco, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Eastern Alamance never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Southeast Alamance on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Stallions.
Kasen Mcginnis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. He has become a key player for Eastern Alamance: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-3 otherwise. Mcginnis was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other pitching news, Zack Merchel looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jarrett Newell, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Tyler Westbrooks was another key player, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Eastern Alamance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Eastern Alamance's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Page, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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