Preview: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. Riverside-Durham Pirates
The Chapel Hill Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chapel Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.9 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Chapel Hill came up short against Jordan and fell 12-8. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chapel Hill in their matchups with Jordan: they've now lost three in a row.
Channing Clark made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Silvia Tellez-Flores, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hillside with a sharp 19-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Riverside-Durham as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lila Goldstein was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Nehir Volkan was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Chapel Hill's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Riverside-Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Chapel Hill hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Riverside-Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Chapel Hill came up short against Riverside-Durham in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 11-8. Will Chapel Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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