Baseball Recap: William Hicklen can't quite lead Northern Durham over Jordan

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 4:38pm

Baseball Recap: Northern Durham Knights vs. Jordan Falcons

Northern Durham lost against Jordan last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Northern Durham Knights lost 11-1 to the Jordan Falcons. Northern Durham has not had much luck with Jordan recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Northern Durham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Hicklen, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.

On Jordan's side, Cody Hughes looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hughes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Logan Lowe was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Thomas B. Hickey was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.

Northern Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Jordan, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.

Northern Durham will be playing at home against Riverside-Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Jordan, they will head out on the road to face off against Hillside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Hillside: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Jordan has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

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