Riverside-Durham typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Northern Durham proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 8-3. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 11-10 win the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Liam Hawkes made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Northern Durham is 6-1 when Hawkes posts two or more runs, but 4-9 otherwise.
J.P. Rodio
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In other batting news, J.P. Rodio was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Guerrette, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
The victory got Northern Durham back to even at 10-10. As for Riverside-Durham, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-3.
Northern Durham will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Pirates: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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