The Southern Durham Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Carrboro Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Durham will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southern Durham gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Vance County as Southern Durham made off with a 16-5 win. That's two games straight that Southern Durham has won by exactly 11 runs.
Zione Oliver and Carlos Joseph did most of the damage at the plate: Oliver got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Joseph scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Elisha Roberts, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Carrboro made easy work of Durham School of the Arts on Friday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carrboro.
Andrew Jones made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dominic Biamonte was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Ryland Denson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Southern Durham pushed their record up to 10-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Carrboro, their record now sits at 9-11.
Southern Durham suffered a grim 21-1 defeat to Carrboro when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Southern Durham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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