Baseball Preview: Carrboro Jaguars vs. Durham Academy Cavaliers
The Carrboro Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Durham Academy Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carrboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Carrboro beat Louisburg 7-3. The win was just what Carrboro needed coming off of a 20-12 defeat in their prior game.
Joe Smith and Jack Steele made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Smith pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Steele tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Steele scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carrboro got a big performance out of Aric Stewart, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryland Denson, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Durham Academy's 17-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Enka on Saturday. Durham Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Durham Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amare Burrus, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Carrboro is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Durham Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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