Baseball Game Preview: Currituck County Knights vs. Northeastern Eagles

Currituck County is 8-2 against Northeastern since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Knights will square off against the Eagles at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Currituck County has three straight wins, Northeastern has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Currituck County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Deep Creek on Monday as they made off with an 18-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Riley Anderson

Runs Batted In

04/14/25 vs Deep Creek	3
04/10/25 @ Pasquotank County	3
03/28/25 @ Manteo	3
03/04/25 @ Atlantic Shores Christian	2
04/04/25 @ Holmes	1
+ 1 more games

Riley Anderson and Haiden McMurray did most of the damage at the plate: Anderson went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs, while McMurray went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Anderson also brought in three RBI, which is notable because Currituck County is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 6-7 otherwise. Dom Doran was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Currituck County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Northeastern came up short against Manteo on Tuesday, falling 15-2.

Northeastern's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Currituck County, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Currituck County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 5.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Currituck County took their victory against Northeastern in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-0 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.