Chapel Hill is 8-0 against Hillside since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Chapel Hill Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Hillside Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Chapel Hill is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Chapel Hill gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Northern Durham.
Eli Baker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hillside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-4 walloping at the hands of East Chapel Hill.
Hillside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Chapel Hill is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Hillside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chapel Hill has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hillside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Chapel Hill's way against Hillside when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Chapel Hill made off with a 16-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chapel Hill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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