Southern Durham waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Vance County Vipers 16-5. Southern Durham might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Zione Oliver, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hargrove, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Vance County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamaal Torrance, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Southern Durham's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Vance County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Southern Durham will head out on the road to square off against Carrboro at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Vance County, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Durham School of the Arts at 6:00 p.m.
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