Softball Preview: Northern Durham Knights vs. Falls Lake Firebirds
Northern Durham is 0-3 against Falls Lake since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northern Durham Knights will look to defend their home field against the Falls Lake Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Northern Durham knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Falls Lake likes a good challenge.
Northern Durham is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Riverside-Durham (and have done all season long). Everything went Northern Durham's way against Riverside-Durham on Tuesday as Northern Durham made off with a 10-2 victory.
Kylie Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Mason Browning was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was AnnaClaire Spell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Falls Lake got themselves on the board against NCSSM: Durham on Monday, but NCSSM: Durham never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Unicorns 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Falls Lake.
Northern Durham has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Falls Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Northern Durham suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Falls Lake in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Northern Durham, Madison Primm (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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