The Northern Durham Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northern Durham has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Wake Forest will arrive with six straight wins.
On Friday, Northern Durham came up short against Falls Lake and fell 13-8.
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Roxy Nelson and AnnaClaire Spell did some serious damage despite the final result: Nelson scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Spell went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The dominant performance also gave Nelson a new career-high in doubles (two). Sydney Woodside also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Knightdale a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jil Livengood made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nova Pate, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Abbey Lauer was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Wake Forest's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Northern Durham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Northern Durham suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Wake Forest when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Northern Durham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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