The Eastern Alamance Eagles will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Southern Alamance Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Alamance is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern Alamance gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Person 7-1.
Eastern Alamance got a great performance from Delani Straughan as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Straughan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rebecca Alston, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Carreiro, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southern Alamance entered their tilt with Orange with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Panthers on Friday. That's two games straight that Southern Alamance has won by exactly four runs.
Eastern Alamance pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southern Alamance, their record now sits at 17-3.
Eastern Alamance came up short against Southern Alamance when the teams last played on Monday, falling 11-7. Can Eastern Alamance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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