The East Mecklenburg Eagles will take on the Palisades Pumas at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. East Mecklenburg will be strutting in after a victory while Palisades will be coming in after a loss.
East Mecklenburg will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Berry on Tuesday. East Mecklenburg was the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over Berry. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won nine in a row.
Jeremiah Golden was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Golden was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Liam Parsons
| 02/25/25 vs Berry | 4 |
| 02/29/24 @ Palisades | 3 |
| 04/25/24 @ Providence | 2 |
| 03/30/24 vs Central Academy | 2 |
| 03/27/24 @ Mallard Creek | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liam Parsons, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (four). Another player making a difference was Andrew White, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Palisades was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against Legion Collegiate Academy, falling 12-2.
Max Wearing was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Rowland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Palisades' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for East Mecklenburg, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
East Mecklenburg skirted past Palisades 7-5 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does East Mecklenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisades turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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