Softball Game Preview: Western Alamance Warriors vs. Eastern Guilford Wildcats

Warriors

Runs

03/11/25 vs Orange	10
03/07/25 vs Randleman	4
03/06/25 @ North Davidson	3
03/04/25 vs Williams	18
02/28/25 @ Randleman	2
02/26/25 vs Eastern Guilford	26

Western Alamance is 9-1 against Eastern Guilford since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Western Alamance Warriors will face off against the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Western Alamance is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.

Western Alamance is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orange.

Bayleigh Burris made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ryan Justice, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Western Alamance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Eastern Guilford fell victim to Rockingham County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 17-0 to the Cougars. The Wildcats have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meetings.

Eastern Guilford's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2. As for Western Alamance, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Eastern Guilford's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Western Alamance has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .580. It's a different story for Eastern Guilford, though, as they've only averaged .287. Will they be able to contain Western Alamance's hitters?

Western Alamance took their victory against Eastern Guilford when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 26-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Alamance since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.