Baseball Recap: Northern Durham Knights vs. Chapel Hill Tigers
Northern Durham waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Chapel Hill Tigers 5-3. For Northern Durham, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 defeat Chapel Hill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
William Hicklen was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Chapel Hill's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Baker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Northern Durham is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Northern Durham will look to defend their home field on Friday against Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. Northern Durham is on a three-game streak of home wins, Chapel Hill a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Chapel Hill, they will head out on the road to challenge Cedar Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chapel Hill is facing Cedar Ridge at the right time seeing as Cedar Ridge is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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