Eastern Randolph and Jordan-Matthews are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Jets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Randolph has four straight victories, Jordan-Matthews has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastern Randolph is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Northeast Guilford with a sharp 14-4 win on Monday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Landon Albright
| 04/20/26 vs Northeast Guilford | 5 |
| 03/09/26 vs Southeast Guilford | 4 |
| 04/17/26 @ North Moore | 3 |
| 04/02/26 vs Chatham Central | 3 |
| 04/07/26 vs Martin County | 2 |
Landon Albright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, 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, Eastern Randolph got a massive performance out of Bryson Marley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs Marley has posted since back in March. 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. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Jordan-Matthews lost 11-1 to Uwharrie Charter Academy on Friday.
Jordan-Matthews' loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Eastern Randolph, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Everything went Eastern Randolph's way against Jordan-Matthews in their previous meeting back in February of 2025, as Eastern Randolph made off with a 17-4 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Jets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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