Softball Recap: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. Jordan Falcons
If Chapel Hill was feeling good off their 15-0 takedown of NCSSM: Durham last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chapel Hill Tigers suffered a rough 23-13 loss at the hands of the Jordan Falcons on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chapel Hill in their matchups with Jordan: they've now lost four in a row.
Silvia Tellez-Flores and Ashley Hernandez Mendoza stepped up to the plate in a big way. Tellez-Flores scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Hernandez Mendoza scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Samantha Schmoock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Chapel Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jordan only tossed three.
On Jordan's side, the team relied heavily on Kylie Specht, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5. Sonya Buckley was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.
Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Jordan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chapel Hill will take on Riverside-Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chapel Hill knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Riverside-Durham likes a good challenge. As for Jordan, they will head out on the road to face off against East Chapel Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Chapel Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
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