Chapel Hill is 0-10 against Northern Durham since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chapel Hill Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. Chapel Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Chapel Hill had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Riverside-Durham. Chapel Hill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Channing Clark and Silvia Tellez-Flores stepped up to the plate in a big way. Clark went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Tellez-Flores scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Schmoock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Chapel Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverside-Durham only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hillside a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northern Durham.
Kylie Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Browning, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Addyson Taylor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Northern Durham, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Chapel Hill hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .364. However, it's not like Northern Durham struggles in that department as they've averaged .332. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Chapel Hill might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Northern Durham in their previous matchup on April 9th. Can Chapel Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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