Baseball Preview: Northern Durham Knights vs. Eastern Alamance Eagles
The Northern Durham Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Durham will be strutting in after a victory while Eastern Alamance will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Northern Durham needed a bit of extra time to put away Riverside-Durham. They won by a run and slipped past the Pirates 5-4.
Noah Guerrette and William Hicklen did most of the damage at the plate: Guerrette went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI, while Hicklen went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Guerrette, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Eastern Alamance's offense. They lost 11-0 to Orange on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Eastern Alamance in their matchups with Orange: they've now lost six in a row.
Northern Durham's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Eastern Alamance, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Northern Durham took their victory against Eastern Alamance in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. Will Northern Durham repeat their success, or does Eastern Alamance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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