By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Southern Nash knocked off visiting Eastern Alamance 5-2 in the East Region’s third round in last Thursday’s twice-postponed game.
The top-seeded Firebirds led 5-0 through five innings before the eighth-seeded Eagles scored twice in the seventh on Kayden Manning’s home run.
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Eagles pitcher Delani Straughan gave up seven hits and issued three walks while striking out two.
Eastern, the Central 3-A Conference champion, finished the season with a 19-8 record. The next night, Southern Nash (25-1) suffered its only loss of the season with a 5-0 setback to fifth-seeded South Johnston.
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