Baseball Preview: Durham Academy Cavaliers vs. Prestonsburg Blackcats
The Durham Academy Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Prestonsburg Blackcats at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Durham Academy's 17-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Ravenscroft by a score of 4-3 last Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Durham Academy has lost by just one run.
Durham Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Pollard, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Charles Roederer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Durham Academy was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Prestonsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Orange on Wednesday and fell 3-2. Prestonsburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Durham Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Prestonsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
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