After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Falls Lake, Northern Durham was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the East Chapel Hill Wildcats. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Northern Durham also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Kylie Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Browning, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Northern Durham is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for East Chapel Hill, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Northern Durham has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hillside at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northern Durham is facing Hillside at the right time seeing as Hillside is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for East Chapel Hill, they will be playing at home against Jordan at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Chapel Hill has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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