The Riverside-Durham Pirates will face off against the Vance Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Riverside-Durham took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Athens Drive, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Riverside-Durham narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Athens Drive 17-15.
Paris Chavis was a standout: she fired off two home runs and three RBI while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Anna Taylor, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5.
Riverside-Durham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .488. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vance Charter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Voyager Academy with a sharp 18-2 victory on Tuesday.
Vance Charter got a massive performance out of Aubrey Puryear, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI Puryear has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Dickerson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple.
The win got Vance Charter back to even at 1-1. As for Riverside-Durham, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Riverside-Durham might still be hurting after the 21-1 loss they got from Vance Charter when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can Riverside-Durham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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