Softball Recap: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. Hillside Hornets
In what's become a running theme this season, Chapel Hill gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hillside Hornets as the Chapel Hill Tigers made off with a 23-6 victory. While fans of Chapel Hill might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Alexandra (Kes) Duncan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Duncan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Duncan was also big at the plate, scoring five runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Channing Clark was a standout: she fired off three triples, five RBI, and a run while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Silvia Tellez-Flores, who went 3-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Hillside, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Chapel Hill will head out on the road to take on East Chapel Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Chapel Hill knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Chapel Hill likes a good challenge. As for Hillside, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Jordan, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Jordan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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