Softball Recap: Riverside-Durham triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Paisley Russell

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 6:50am

Softball Recap: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Hillside Hornets

In what's become a running theme this season, Riverside-Durham gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They beat the Hillside Hornets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 22-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Riverside-Durham.

Paisley Russell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Sheniah Holder was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.

The victory got Riverside-Durham back to even at 10-10. As for Hillside, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

Riverside-Durham will be playing at home against Northern Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Durham is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Riverside-Durham will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Hillside, they will take on Jordan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jordan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.

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