Baseball Preview: Southern Durham Spartans vs. NCSSM: Durham Unicorns
The Southern Durham Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Durham will be strutting in after a win while NCSSM: Durham will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Southern Durham got the win against Durham School of the Arts by a conclusive 10-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southern Durham.
Carlos Joseph and Zione Oliver made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Joseph didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Oliver tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Joseph scored two runs and stole three bases, while Oliver scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Oliver is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaylen Harris, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Dawes, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, NCSSM: Durham is still looking for their first win of the season after six games. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northern Durham on Friday. One positive for NCSSM: Durham, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Southern Durham's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for NCSSM: Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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