The Topsail Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the North Davidson Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Topsail has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Topsail didn't have quite enough to beat West Brunswick and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Davidson). They were the clear victors by an 18-10 margin over Ledford on Thursday. The Black Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
North Davidson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Topsail, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-9.
Topsail might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from North Davidson in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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