After flying high against East Chapel Hill on Tuesday, Northern Durham came back down to earth. The Knights fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 12-2.
JonLuke Harper
| 04/10/26 @ East Chapel Hill | 1 |
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| 04/06/26 vs Williams | 1 |
| 03/26/26 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | 2 |
| 03/25/26 @ Eastern Alamance | 1 |
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JonLuke Harper was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Harper was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last ten games he's played.
In other batting news, Ethan Greene and Trey Sandifer did some serious damage despite the final result: Greene went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run, while Sandifer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Jack Leitzel was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Northern Durham's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-10. As for East Chapel Hill, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 3-10 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Northern Durham will head out to face off against Roxboro Community at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for East Chapel Hill, they will venture away from home to take on Riverside-Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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