Riverside-Durham and Northern Durham are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Riverside-Durham Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Riverside-Durham fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Northern Durham on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-4.
For Northern Durham's part, they got a big performance out of William Hicklen, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Hicklen is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Noah Guerrette was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Riverside-Durham dropped their record down to 7-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Northern Durham, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
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