Hillside is 0-9 against Chapel Hill since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hillside Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Chapel Hill Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hillside will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Tuesday, Hillside fell victim to a tough 20-9 defeat at the hands of Chapel Hill.
For Chapel Hill's part, Austin Campos made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Campos was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chapel Hill got a massive performance out of Tyler Oliaro, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Baker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Hillside's record now sits at 4-12. As for Chapel Hill, their record now sits at 12-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hillside has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Chapel Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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