The Orange Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orange has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Eastern Alamance will come in with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Orange came up short against Southern Alamance and fell 8-4.
Katie Carden was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhiley Crabtree, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Southern Alamance typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Eastern Alamance proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Patriots out 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Kayden Manning, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Rachel Byrd was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Eastern Alamance, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Orange hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Eastern Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Orange beat Eastern Alamance 8-5 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange 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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