Preview: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. East Chapel Hill Wildcats
The Chapel Hill Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The last four games Chapel Hill has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, while Chapel Hill put up some runs, the same can't be said for Voyager. Chapel Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Voyager and snuck past 1-0. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Chapel Hill has scored all season.
James Staats was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Staats was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Roberts, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-6.
East Chapel Hill was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Northern Durham on Thursday. East Chapel Hill sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Northern Durham. The win was just what East Chapel Hill needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior match.
Chapel Hill's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for East Chapel Hill, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Everything went Chapel Hill's way against East Chapel Hill in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Chapel Hill made off with a 9-0 victory. Will Chapel Hill repeat their success, or does East Chapel Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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