Eastern Alamance has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Orange Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Eastern Alamance earned a 4-1 victory over Northern Durham.
The team relied heavily on Jarrett Newell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Orange never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Eastern Alamance 11-0. With that win, Orange brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Orange let Ryan Honeycutt and Cameron Guentensberger loose on the outfield. Honeycutt went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Guentensberger went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Bradsher, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Eastern Alamance's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Orange, their win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Alamance has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Orange struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern Alamance might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Orange in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange's Cross Clayton, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Eastern Alamance knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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