Softball Preview: Northern Durham Knights vs. Chapel Hill Tigers
Northern Durham is 10-0 against Chapel Hill since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northern Durham Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chapel Hill Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Northern Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Northern Durham is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Hillside (and have done all season long). Northern Durham never let Hillside onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday.
Kylie Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Mason Browning was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Addyson Taylor was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Chapel Hill had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Riverside-Durham on Tuesday. Chapel Hill has not had much luck with Riverside-Durham recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Channing Clark and Silvia Tellez-Flores stepped up to the plate in a big way. Clark went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Tellez-Flores scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Schmoock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Chapel Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverside-Durham only tossed four.
Northern Durham has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Northern Durham hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .332. However, it's not like Chapel Hill struggles in that department as they've averaged .364. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Northern Durham's way against Chapel Hill in their previous meeting on April 9th as Northern Durham made off with a 16-6 win. Does Northern Durham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chapel Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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