Eastern Alamance and Williams are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Eagles will square off against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Alamance has seven straight wins, Williams has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Eastern Alamance got the win against Clover Garden School by a conclusive 7-1. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Conner Horner
| 04/03/25 vs Clover Garden School | 5 |
| 03/06/25 @ Seaforth | 3 |
| 02/26/25 vs East Chapel Hill | 7 |
Conner Horner looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jarrett Newell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. That stolen base was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Vieau, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Alamance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clover Garden School only posted a batting average of .130.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Williams' offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastern Alamance on Tuesday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Eastern Alamance pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Williams, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Eastern Alamance was able to grind out a solid victory over Williams when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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