After three games on the road, Riverside-Durham is heading back home. They will take on the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverside-Durham can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They beat Hillside by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 22-8.
Paisley Russell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lila Goldstein, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 6-1.
Kylie Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Browning, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was AnnaClaire Spell, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
The victory got Riverside-Durham back to even at 10-10. As for Northern Durham, they pushed their record up to 10-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Riverside-Durham hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Northern Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Riverside-Durham might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Northern Durham when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Riverside-Durham knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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