Durham is 7-0 against Live Oak since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Durham Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Live Oak Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Durham has three straight wins, Live Oak has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Durham can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Winters as Durham made off with a 15-6 victory. That's two games straight that Durham has won by exactly nine runs.
Austin Salado was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Salado was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Doyle, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Chase Vargas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Live Oak fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Las Plumas on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-5 walloping at the hands of the Thunderbirds.
Like Durham, Live Oak also got a great game from a two-way player: Bradley Perigo. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Perigo was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Perigo wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eben Jones, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Durham has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Live Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Durham has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Live Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Durham took their win against Live Oak in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-2. Does Durham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Live Oak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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