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

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 8:36pm

Recap: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs

Riverside-Durham scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs a 20-0 shutout. With that victory, Riverside-Durham brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.

Samuel Bowers made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Bowers was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.

In other batting news, Brayden Mottola and Corey Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Mottola went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Moore went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kj Burton, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Riverside-Durham now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Durham School of the Arts, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.

Riverside-Durham will head out on the road to square off against Hillside at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hillside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Durham School of the Arts, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Granville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Granville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

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