Riverside-Durham won against Durham School of the Arts last Wednesday with 20 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Everything went the Riverside-Durham Pirates' way against the Hillside Hornets as the Riverside-Durham Pirates made off with a 20-2 win. Considering Riverside-Durham has won three matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cameron Harper made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Harper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Harper was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riverside-Durham got a massive performance out of Kevin Shine Jr, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kj Burton, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
On Hillside's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Salcedo, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
The victory was the third in a row for Riverside-Durham, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 16 runs. As for Hillside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Riverside-Durham will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wake Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on April 5th. As for Hillside, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Knightdale at 6:00 p.m. Hillside is facing Knightdale at the right time seeing as Knightdale is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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