Golden Eagles vs Bulldogs
04/30/24 - Neutral | 5-2 W |
04/19/24 - Home | 5-3 W |
04/16/24 - Away | 8-2 W |
04/21/23 - Away | 16-2 W |
04/18/23 - Home | 14-1 W |
+ 5 more games |
East Davidson has gone a perfect 10-0 against Thomasville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles will host the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with East Davidson sitting on seven straight victories and Thomasville on three.
East Davidson is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on South Davidson with a sharp 22-3 win on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Thomasville sidestepped Salisbury for a 6-5 victory. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.
Travail Barnes made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Thomasville let Mkyel Duncan and Luis Bejarano Sosa run wild. Duncan scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Bejarano Sosa scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Thomasville is 2-1 when Bejarano Sosa posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Matthew Bankhead, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
East Davidson's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Thomasville, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
East Davidson beat Thomasville 5-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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