Baseball Game Preview: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs

Pirates

Runs

04/29/25 vs Northern Durham	3
04/25/25 @ East Chapel Hill	12
04/23/25 @ Jordan	2
04/22/25 vs East Chapel Hill	3
04/15/25 vs Jordan	9
+ 12 more games

The Riverside-Durham Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

Northern Durham hit Riverside-Durham with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates fell 8-3 to the Knights. It was the first time this season that the Pirates let down their fans at home.

Riverside-Durham saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Bowers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Durham School of the Arts lost 14-4 to Louisburg on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.

Riverside-Durham suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 14-3. As for Durham School of the Arts, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Everything went Riverside-Durham's way against Durham School of the Arts in their previous matchup back in February, as Riverside-Durham made off with a 17-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.