Northern Durham and East Chapel Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Northern Durham Knights will head out on the road to challenge the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northern Durham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so East Chapel Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Northern Durham waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over the Titans.
Koby Owens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Northern Durham got a massive performance out of William Hicklen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Noah Guerrette, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Chapel Hill came into Wednesday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wakefield a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. East Chapel Hill's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Northern Durham now has a winning record of 4-3. As for East Chapel Hill, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Northern Durham suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to East Chapel Hill when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Northern Durham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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