Baseball Recap: Roxboro Community falls despite strong effort from Jon Durand

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 9:15pm

Baseball Recap: Roxboro Community Bulldogs vs. Voyager Vikings

Roxboro Community won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 7-1 to the Voyager Vikings. Roxboro Community was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Voyager apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.

Jon Durand made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

On Voyager's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Copley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Marshall Hambrick was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Roxboro Community's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Voyager, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.

Roxboro Community will head out on the road to take on Vance Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Vance Charter will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Roxboro Community surely won't give up without a fight. Voyager does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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