The River Mill Jaguars will face off against the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. River Mill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Durham School of the Arts will be up against a hot River Mill squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. River Mill put the hurt on Southern Wake Academy with a sharp 14-1 victory on Friday. While the Jaguars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Harrison Saenz
| 03/21/25 vs Southern Wake Academy | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Central Carolina Academy | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Clover Garden School | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Clover Garden School | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Triangle Math & Science | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
River Mill let Aydan Smith and Harrison Saenz run wild. Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Saenz scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Saenz has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Durham School of the Arts fell victim to South Granville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 14-0 to the Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Vaughn Rogers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
River Mill's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Durham School of the Arts, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.
River Mill suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Durham School of the Arts in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can River Mill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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