Riverside-Durham is 0-10 against Northern Durham since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. Riverside-Durham will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Riverside-Durham lost a close one when they played on Wednesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a tough 18-8 defeat at the hands of East Chapel Hill.
Nehir Volkan and Paris Chavis stepped up to the plate in a big way. Volkan went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while Chavis scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Paisley Russell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jordan.
AnnaClaire Spell and Mason Browning did some serious damage despite the final result: Spell went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Browning fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Browning has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addyson Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Northern Durham hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Riverside-Durham's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Northern Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Riverside-Durham hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Northern Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Riverside-Durham suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Northern Durham in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Riverside-Durham, Alana Ruffin (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and four runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
