Baseball Recap: Northern Durham Knights vs. Chapel Hill Tigers
After a string of five wins, Northern Durham's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Chapel Hill Tigers by a score of 4-2. Northern Durham was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Chapel Hill apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Noah Guerrette and Kyle Thomas did some serious damage despite the final result: Guerrette scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Guerrette is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last ten games he's played.
On Chapel Hill's side, Eli Baker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Northern Durham's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Chapel Hill, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northern Durham will look to defend their home field on Monday against Southeast Raleigh at 7:00 p.m. Northern Durham is facing Southeast Raleigh at the right time seeing as Southeast Raleigh is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Chapel Hill, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Hillside at 7:00 p.m. Chapel Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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