After flying high against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability last Wednesday, Northern Durham came back down to earth. Northern Durham came up short against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats on Wednesday, falling 22-13. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Roxy Nelson stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Sydney Woodside also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Even though they lost, Northern Durham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Northern Durham dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.17 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.6 in the others. As for East Chapel Hill, they moved to 2-4 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Northern Durham wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 10-0 win against Hillside on the 27th. As for East Chapel Hill, they have also already played their next contest, a 17-7 loss against Jordan on the 27th.
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