The Eastern Alamance Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Person Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Alamance is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Eastern Alamance couldn't beat Corinth Holders on Wednesday even though they stacked six runs on them in the third inning. The Eagles fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 7-6.
Rett Page and Kasen Mcginnis stepped up to the plate in a big way. Page got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double, while Mcginnis got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Person narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Franklinton 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Jackson Riggan was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Nicholas Young also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Eastern Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Person, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Alamance has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Person struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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