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| 02/24/25 - Home | 4-17 L |
| 02/28/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 05/06/21 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 05/05/21 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 04/25/19 - Home | 0-3 L |
| + 3 more games |
Jordan-Matthews and Eastern Randolph are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Jets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Jordan-Matthews has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Eastern Randolph will arrive with four straight wins.
Jordan-Matthews lost 11-1 to Uwharrie Charter Academy on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastern Randolph). They blew past Northeast Guilford 14-4 on Monday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Landon Albright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Randolph's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-11 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Bryson Marley was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Eastern Randolph is 3-1 when Marley posts two or more runs, but 8-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cade McCallum, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Eastern Randolph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Jordan-Matthews' defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Eastern Randolph, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Jordan-Matthews might still be hurting after the 17-4 loss they got from Eastern Randolph in their previous matchup back in February of 2025. Can the Jets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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