The Palisades Pumas are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Palisades is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Legion Collegiate Academy on Tuesday. They lost 12-2 to the Lancers.
Max Wearing was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Addison Rowland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg posted their biggest win since April 1, 2024 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-4 margin over Berry. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Jeremiah Golden was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Golden was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Liam Parsons was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Dillon Romig was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got East Mecklenburg back to even at 1-1. As for Palisades, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Palisades couldn't quite finish off East Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can Palisades avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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