Baseball Recap: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Jordan Falcons
Riverside-Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Jordan Falcons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Riverside-Durham of the 6-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Riverside-Durham saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Kruhm, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Jordan's side, Sean Blackwell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Blackwell was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Cody Hughes looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Back at the plate, Jordan got a massive performance out of Joe Griffin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Andrew Davis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Riverside-Durham now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Jordan, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Riverside-Durham will head out on the road to square off against East Chapel Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Jordan, they will head out on the road to face off against Northern Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jordan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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