Riverside-Durham is 0-4 against Cardinal Gibbons since March of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates will welcome the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Riverside-Durham will be strutting in after a victory while Cardinal Gibbons will be coming in after a defeat.
Riverside-Durham is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They never let Durham School of the Arts get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Kaiden Nichols and Sam Bowers made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Nichols tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bowers tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Nichols scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Bowers scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Mottola, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Cameron Harper, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons fell victim to Corinth Holders and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 1-0.
Cardinal Gibbons saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Tarkenton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Riverside-Durham might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Cardinal Gibbons when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Can Riverside-Durham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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