Softball Preview: Hillside Hornets vs. Northern Durham Knights
Hillside has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hillside's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Jordan on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 16-0 defeat at the hands of the Falcons. Hillside has not had much luck with Jordan recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Northern Durham sidestepped East Chapel Hill for a 4-2 victory.
Kylie Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Browning, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Hillside's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Northern Durham, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Hillside suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Northern Durham when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northern Durham's Taylor Penne, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Hillside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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