The Green Hope Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Green Hope has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Riverside-Durham will arrive with seven straight wins.
Green Hope came up short against Laney on Saturday, falling 12-1.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They put the hurt on Roxboro Community with a sharp 7-0 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Roxboro Community's batters probably weren't too happy with Kaiden Nichols, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Nichols has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Riverside-Durham let Brayden Mottola and Kj Burton run wild. Mottola scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4, while Burton scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Micah Harris also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Riverside-Durham hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Green Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Riverside-Durham, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Green Hope's way against Riverside-Durham in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, as Green Hope made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Hope 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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