Baseball Game Preview: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Green Hope Falcons

The Riverside-Durham Pirates will face off against the Green Hope Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside-Durham has seven straight victories, Green Hope has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Green Hope's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Riverside-Durham hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Riverside-Durham never let Roxboro Community get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Roxboro Community's batters probably weren't too happy with Kaiden Nichols, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Nichols has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Brayden Mottola and Kj Burton did most of the damage at the plate: Mottola scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4, while Burton scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Kruhm, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one double.

Riverside-Durham hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Green Hope lost 12-1 to Laney on Saturday.

Riverside-Durham's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Green Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Green Hope's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Riverside-Durham has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .503. It's a different story for Green Hope, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Riverside-Durham's hitters?

Riverside-Durham might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Green Hope in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Will Riverside-Durham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.